Sorry... but it's true.

Well, It made me think : WTF when I saw this:

I survey taken - asked Parents to identify what was the worst thing for kids to see...

And apparantly full sex and 2 men kissing are FAR worse than you child seeing a severed head.

Go figure.

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/11/gay-kissing-as-bad-as-severed-head-welcome-to-america/

What does everyone else thing? I guess this is what happens when puritans grow up - Sex is EVIL!! Severed Heads aren't so bad...

Sorry but what... (this is a US survey btw afaik)
The results here in Europe wold be...different

I bet you're thinking this is SO April fools, right?
Because what the hell happened to just having normal bdsm sex? Why these nazi perversions? This sounds too "good"/too wtf to be true, doesn't it?

Well, unfortunately, it is true.

From The Times:
Max Mosley faces calls to quit as Formula One chief after ‘Nazi’ orgy

Max Mosley, one of the most powerful men in world sport, was under pressure to resign as boss of Formula One’s governing body last night after he was exposed enjoying a Nazi-style orgy with five prostitutes.... more inside ...

I found these 2 long articles in the City Journal about the daily lives of contemporary young women and men (and female and male sexuality) rather striking: The New Girl Order (2007) and Child-Man in the Promised Land (2008)

... more inside ...

Turns out that just about everything these days can and is outsourced to India... including your pregnancy.

From an article from the The Associated Press

"ANAND, India (AP) — Every night in this quiet western Indian city, 15 pregnant women prepare for sleep in the spacious house they share, ascending the stairs in a procession of ballooned bellies, to bedrooms that become a landscape of soft hills.

A team of maids, cooks and doctors looks after the women, whose pregnancies would be unusual anywhere else but are common here. The young mothers of Anand, a place famous for its milk, are pregnant with the children of infertile couples from around the world.

The small clinic at Kaival Hospital matches infertile couples with local women, cares for the women during pregnancy and delivery, and counsels them afterward. Anand's surrogate mothers, pioneers in the growing field of outsourced pregnancies, have given birth to roughly 40 babies.

More than 50 women in this city are now pregnant with the children of couples from the United States, Taiwan, Britain and beyond. The women earn more than many would make in 15 years. But the program raises a host of uncomfortable questions that touch on morals and modern science, exploitation and globalization, and that most natural of desires: to have a family.....

.... Commercial surrogacy has been legal in India since 2002, as it is in many other countries, including the United States. But India is the leader in making it a viable industry rather than a rare fertility treatment. Experts say it could take off for the same reasons outsourcing in other industries has been successful: a wide labor pool working for relatively low rates.

Critics say the couples are exploiting poor women in India — a country with an alarmingly high maternal death rate — by hiring them at a cut-rate cost to undergo the hardship, pain and risks of labor....

.... Kailas Gheewala, 25, said she doesn't think of the pregnancy as her own.

"The fetus is theirs, so I'm not sad to give it back," said Gheewala, who plans to save the $6,250 she's earning for her two daughters' education. "The child will go to the U.S. and lead a better life and I'll be happy."

Patel said none of the surrogate mothers has had especially difficult births or serious medical problems, but risks are inescapable.

"We have to be very careful," she said. "We overdo all the health investigations. We do not take any chances."

Health experts expect to see more Indian commercial surrogacy programs in coming years. Dr. Indira Hinduja, a prominent fertility specialist who was behind India's first test-tube baby two decades ago, receives several surrogacy inquiries a month from couples overseas.

"People are accepting it," said Hinduja. "Earlier they used to be ashamed but now they are becoming more broadminded."

But if commercial surrogacy keeps growing, some fear it could change from a medical necessity for infertile women to a convenience for the rich.

"You can picture the wealthy couples of the West deciding that pregnancy is just not worth the trouble anymore and the whole industry will be farmed out," said Lantos....

... For now, the surrogate mothers in Anand seem as pleased with the arrangement as the new parents.

"I know this isn't mine," said Jagrudi Sharma, 34, pointing to her belly. "But I'm giving happiness to another couple. And it's great for me."

From the full article, Click Here

The In pictures link

Wasn't 100% sure which channel this most warrants, as theres no "health" channel as such, but theres been many a Birth sifts and discussions here, so this felt most appropriate.

There can be all kinds of reasons that a cesarean might be considered, and that methods and approaches can be sought to minimize the trauma for all involved seems a great thing.

I've also experienced something thats probably as close as a man can get to a cesarean operation, so that adds to my personal curiosity.

How do the women of the sift feel about it? Have any personal stories they would be happy to share?

It seems to be more common than i had realized, judging from this site, with an image sideshow of the more traditional approach.

British law is odd. I don't know what more to say on this.

Just came across this article on the BBC news site about said awards, and thought the passage I glimpsed too awful not to share. Having done so, I'm off to read/watch the nominations. (BBC news site has 4 non embeddable vids, and official site has others).

Context for those not inclined to click through without more enticement:

The winner of the annual Bad Sex in Fiction Award for the most awkward description of an intimate encounter is to be announced later.

Now in its 14th year, the prize is awarded by Literary Review magazine in an attempt to discourage authors from writing such accounts.

It is given to the passage considered to be the most redundant in an otherwise excellent novel.

This was just too bizarre to not share...

Apparently, some 51 year old guy in Britain got caught having sex with a bicycle by two housekeepers at a hostel...

"The 51-year-old was naked from the waist down and when the women opened the door he paused only to ask, "What is it, hen?", before continuing to "move his hips back and forth as if to simulate sex".

The police were called and at a hearing last month Mr Stewart was placed on the sex offenders' register after admitting a sexual breach of the peace...

... The court was told that alcohol was the cause of his problems, and he was placed under the supervision of a social worker and warned that if he re-offended he would be sent to prison.

Sheriff Colin Miller added: "In almost four decades in the law I thought I had come across every perversion known to mankind, but this is a new one on me. I have never heard of a 'cycle-sexualist'. "

Mr Stewart, an unemployed bachelor, has described the incident as a misunderstanding caused by too much drink, and said claims that he was having sex with the bike were "a load of rubbish".

His solicitor Gerry Tierney described his client as a "sad little man" who was trying to tackle his drink problem. "

But yeah.... WOW... I can't decide what is more mind boggling... that someone would have sex with bicycle, or that someone would be charged with a crime for it...

Your thoughts, fellow sifters?

Complete asshats aren't just on YouTube videos.

While not VS related, I'd like to share this with other Sifters because we all know that mature discussion is what makes this community so great to be a part of. So, in that spirit, I share this:

In my home state of Maine, the biggest city Portland has decided that they will be issuing birth control to middle school students, and all without parental consent.
Local article can be found here.
Not only that, but they already offer condoms.
When I was a freshman in high school, most guys were still nervous about sex. They certainly were not having it in middle school.

What the fuck is wrong with society?

Since I moved it from ST I'll repeat Raven's comment here:

"WTF is wrong with society MGR is that there ARE middle schoolers having sex, and then they are popping out babies, and of course they have no fucking clue as to how to raise these babies, so the babies get pawned off on parents or relatives and what the hell kind of life are they going to have?? And as for parental consent, that argument is ridiculous, because the kids having sex certainly aren't getting consent to do that... better they get educated at a young age and prevent them from ruining their lives young."

Not sure about you, but I love to hear about people's first sexual experience. There's usually something funny/sad about that great moment, whether it's location, circumstance, or other factors like parents finding out etc.

Here's a chance to bare your soul a little. I invite anyone to post a video which has some resemblance to their first time, or submit a few lines detailing the highlights!

My first time was in the back of my 1971 Holden Torana, at the top of Mount Cootha, overlooking the lights of Brisbane.
Despite the romantic setting, it was cramped and not at all enjoyable. I was left wondering what all the fuss was about.
I'd post a video, but we've been shaped 'til the 17th...
Go on, see what you can find.

Welcome to Sexuality 3.0. I don't know about you, but I've got lots of pent-up frustration from not being able to post easily the last few days. If you are in the same boat, then go on, find some sweet release and submit to this fine channel all your old favourite as well as new videos about sexuality.