Ask A Brothel Receptionist: Part 2 (NSFW)

April 19, 2013 in Anecdotes, People, Sex, Sexuality, Society, Work

Cassie worked as a receptionist in a brothel. She’s written a series answering the most common questions. This is Part 2. Go here for Part 1 4. Well, I’ve never seen a sex worker. How pathetic are people who have to pay for sex? Don’t you just hate them? Okay, so this one isn’t so much a question as a statement I heard over and over again. And while, admittedly, the clients could drive me nuts sometimes, they were also paying my wage, so they got at least a little bit of my protectiveness as well. Clients aren’t assholes – assholes are [...]

Ask A Brothel Receptionist: Part 1 (NSFW)

April 12, 2013 in Entertainment, Film & TV, Gender, Health, Lifestyle, Mental Health, Nutrition, People, Sex, Sexuality, Society, Work

Cassie worked as a receptionist in a brothel. She’s written a series answering the most common questions. This is Part 1 You probably won’t be surprised to hear I’ve gotten into quite a few heated arguments with people over my acceptance of the sex industry and the people who work in it. It’s an issue that can set people off very very quickly, and I’ve seen people go from zero to Hitler with appalling speed as soon as sex work is mentioned. But I’ve learned that head on arguments take more out of me than they chip away at the [...]

Dumped! The Internet Date (NSFW)

February 27, 2013 in Dating, Fiction, Friendship, Sex

Holly and Carla were sitting in Russell’s bedroom. Normally this would have been an exciting and unusual occurrence for Russell, but he was too busy connecting to the URL Blake had given him the day before. “OK…just connecting now…” “There they are!” exclaimed Holly. “Oh, gross!” said Carla, covering her eyes with her hands, but still somehow managing to peak through her fingers. On Russell’s laptop, in full HD glory, they could see a live-stream of Blake and his date. Blake was naked, tied to a bed, face down. His date was dressed in kinky black latex and long boots. [...]

Why Matthew Johns is an Alpha Male – and Shouldn’t Be

February 15, 2013 in Celebrity, Current Affairs, Film & TV, News, People, Sex, Society, Sport

“Man up, Sydney!” So a billboard advertisement for Triple M’s The Grill Team admonishes, glaring down from atop the Pacific Highway, Roseville at us pathetic, feminine Sydney motorists. I must confess I’ve never quite understood the phrase ‘man up’. Particularly after watching my pregnant boss carry around an energy-sapping bowling ball in her stomach for the last nine months and deal with the unique hell that is working in retail over Christmas, I can’t perceive how there is anything quite so tough as a woman. And that’s to say nothing of how the bowling ball is expelled into the world. Confusion [...]

Double Standards A-Plenty

February 12, 2013 in Children, Fathers, Gender, Marriage, Mothers, People, Sex

It amazes me that in this day and age, double standards are still such an issue. With things like Gay rights, and Women’s rights, and equality being fought for the world over, there are still some unbeliveable double standards, which are completely mind boggling! Men are Studs, Women are Sluts This one really rubs me up the wrong way. Basically, men can sleep with whoever they want, and they are considered studs, whereas women get categorised as sluts. So to even up the score, I’ve taken to calling one of my guys a man whore. It’s only fair. Men and [...]

Nice Try, Ryan Gosling…

January 23, 2013 in Celebrity, Entertainment, Film & TV, Humour, Sex

I don’t get it. I’ll put my hand up and say I’m one of the five people on the planet who just doesn’t get the whole Ryan Gosling thing. I’m also one of those people that doesn’t get the whole Brad Pitt and George Clooney thing either. At this point I should mention that yes, I have a fully functional set of female reproductive glands, and yes, I can see he hasn’t been beaten with the ugly stick. But I still don’t get it. I have only seen one movie with Mr Gosling in it. Maybe that’s the problem? But [...]

Schoolies: Rite of passage, or trouble waiting to happen?

November 27, 2012 in Children, Current Affairs, News, Parenting, People

Every year at this time, The Gold Coast braces itself (as do other cities) for the annual school leaver’s weeklong celebration that we have come to know as ‘schoolies’. It’s a time for Year 12 kids to party- to enjoy the fact that their school years are over, before moving on to either work or tertiary education. However, ‘Schoolies’ has a reputation for being a week where binge drinking, and both violent and risky behavior are the norm. Sadly, just last Friday, a 17-year-old girl lost her life after falling from the 26th floor of a Gold Coast high rise [...]

Book Review: Looking for Alaska

November 20, 2012 in Books, Dating, Entertainment, Friendship, People, Relationships, Sex, Sexuality

Like The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Looking for Alaska is a young adult novel that can easily be enjoyed by adults. In fact, any of John Green’s novels make for good adult reads. He is a fan of exploring his character’s inner most desires and writes intellectually satisfying prose. The main character is Pudge (Miles), a fifteen-year-old who manages to go through life mostly unnoticed. He is scrawny, smart, and studious and stays out of trouble. His one quirk is memorising people’s last words. It’s this pastime that leads him to pack up and move to boarding school in [...]

Girls: Embracing the Average on TV

November 19, 2012 in Body, Body Image, Celebrity, Entertainment, Fiction, Film & TV

It’s no secret that the characters in TV shows rarely mirror people in real life. Sure, their personalities may have some similarities but it’s not often they match up to reality in the looks department. Then there’s Girls, the new hit show from HBO that appears to be embracing the average. The premise may sound a little familiar; four friends in their twenties try to make their way in New York as they deal with the typical dramas facing young women in the Big Apple. Some are calling it Sex and the City for a new generation, and while I [...]

Book Review: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

November 15, 2012 in Books, Dating, Entertainment, Friendship, Sex, Sexuality

The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a young adult novel, but it certainly falls into the category of YA fiction that adults would love. The story is told through letters from fifteen-year-old Charlie to an unnamed friend. Charlie is apprehensive about starting high school after his only friend committed suicide a few months prior. He feels like no one understands him and that he is destined to go through life alone. This is a coming-of-age story that explores the importance of friendship and the need for us all to feel accepted. Charlie feels disconnected from his family and doesn’t [...]