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This last week the Kinkly top 100 list has come out and it has prompted something of a discussion on the value of a list like that. Most notibly from the blogger in the number one spot Dangerious Lilly.

From that she wrote a really interesting article on the value of ranking lists and are they something she wants to support. From there a number of other bloggers have also written their thoughts including Girl on the Net and Emmeline Peaches.

The most amazing part of the discussion is Dangerious Lilly has given her prize money to the Woodhull Conference to enable a couple of bloggers who can't afford to go to make it too the next one.

But on top of that she raises a number of valid points about this sort of competition and does it hurt of hinder the community at large. It is a tough question with points on both sides.

This was especially interesting to us because we are proud to sponsor the Top 100 Sex bloggers list being compiled by Molly from Molly's Daily Kiss. We love her approach because it isn't a popularity contest, it is only judged on the quality of the content. Is it about ranking the community. No it is about recognising who is working hard and who to pay attention too.

To see someone who really only cared about her craft and the people around her checkout Katherine Hepburn's ONLY Academy Awards appearance (she was nominated 11 times, and won 4 times). She wasn't even there to accept an award for herself but to honor her friend. Then see her beat Anne Bancroft, Faye Dunnaway, and Audrey Hepburn all in one go and not even turn up to collect it. Awesome.

Futurama Reference: Don't date robots

This week we are talking about Jilly Boyd's post on Are dating apps the only way?Do dating apps take away the romance of actually meeting someone?

What is the perception of the dating apps, is it to find true love or is it to find someone to shag? Is it really so different from going to a night club to meet someone?

The idiots are out there, the men and women who don't want to know you they just want sex and nothing else. They are out there in real life so it is no wonder they are on the dating apps as well.

The beauty is where in real life they can be hard to spot on apps they usually announce what they want pretty early and you have no worry about just saying no.

One of the problems with a dating app (or any online dating) is you open yourself up to being tricked by the person you are talking too. That is much harder to do when you meet someone face to face.

The anonymity of online interactions makes it much easier to conceal you true identity if you wanted to. It is something to be aware of.

One of the problems online dating and dating apps has introduced is the problem of choice. Where previously you only had a limited pool of people you could meet now there is an endless stream of potential partners.

So where previously you might have put up with small flaws in someone now you can ditch them because the next person will be perfect.

Do you use dating apps? Do they work for you? What do you like about them? We would love to know.

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This week it is Halloween so how could we not have something spooky on the show? So we are talking about this weeks article called "How spooky can be sexy" written by Victoria Blisse.

Talking to a couple of people about coming onto the podcast, very exciting and didn't ever thing anyone would want to come onto the show.

Did you put in your nomination for the #Top100SexBlogs2016? If not you have missed your chance. You can see the landing page here with all the nomination on it. So many have been put forward it is going to be a huge task to go through them all.

The list will be ready for the beginning of December. Looking forward to that.

For me vampires are not sexy, they are terrifying just as they should be. A vampire is not your friend, it is a monster that wants to kill you. All I can think of is a praying mantis.

For those who don't know, this is Rent-A-Ghost

But why does a vampire represent, why is a vampire sexy? A vampire represents pure power, with no limits or restrictions on what it can do a vampire is all the things we are not. Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac so it is hardly a surprise so many are attracted to them.

We think it is fair to say that Buffy the vampire slayer is probably the start of popularising vampires as being sexy. So it probably fair to blame that show for things like Twilight because without it they just wouldn't exist.

There are of course two legendary actors who have plated Dracula. Bela Legosi and Christopher Lee. But wonderful actors in their own rights. But for me being English no one compares to Mr Lee. He is my Dracula.

Something that is much less sexy is a film called "The house that dripped blood" that stared John Pertwee as a vampire. There is nothing quiet like it. If you love a bad/good classic horror film then go for it. It also happens to star Christopher Lee, Jon Pertwee, and Denholm Elliott. You couldn't ask for a better cast to make a cheesy film.

You can actually watch the whole thing on youtube.

Jim Butcher's series of books following Harry Dresden is a wonderful set of stories all about what it's like as a wizard private eye and living in a city with vampires, werewolfs, faries, demons, etc. They are a great read.

I do love Armstrong & Miller's old school vampires in the modern world.

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This week we are talking about our article on what it is like writing sex toy reviews. Written by Joanne Summers.

Before we get started I have a couple of rants I needed to get off my chest.

This years women's chess championships are due to take place in Iran, a country not exactly praised for its treatment of women. A number of players are calling for a boycott of the event, and they might just have a point.

But it opened up another question which was.. why is there even a women's championship? It's not like chess is a physical sport, the genders can easily compete fairly in this. So not just have a single championship open to all?

Update: There is an interesting take on it and why it is a positive thing in the Guardian as well. There are two sides to this.

There is a new version of the Rocky Horror show put out by Fox as a live-ish even last week. While I have only seen a few bits of it, from everything I have seen they have totally missed the mark. Utterly destroying the entire premise of what this show is all about.

It was really interesting to get Joanne's take on what it takes for her to create a review. One of the things we love about Joanne is how much effort she puts into her reviews. Not just trying it out once, but trying every toy at least 10 times, taking notes, photographing it, etc.

To make sure she gets everything she can out of that toy to give an honest review.

Cara Sutra is another great blogger/journalist we have worked with in the past and love dearly. She works at this 7 days a week and it is hard work. She wrote a great article on why it is so insulting for a company to ask her to write for free.

Having any blog is hard, doing good reviews is hard. Nothing about this is easy and the ones who do it are great.

If you enjoy erotica then checkout The Kiss Me Quicks Erotica Podcast with Rose Caraway. It's a great listen and a lot of fun.

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This week we are talking about disability and sexuality based on the article written for us byErryn Embers. We asked Erryn if she would write about it for use because her other half is a wheel chair user and we know she has some very strong and well thought out opinions about it.

Erryn is also a Cam Girl and has written about it for us previously and did a great job.

She makes the great point that disability isn't talked about in sex education. It is hard to normalise it if it isn't discussed. This is a huge failing in the education of children because they need to be shown that it is just as normal as anything else.

One of the questions she gets a lot is "How does it work"? You would never dreama about asking another couple how do you two have sex, why would you think it is OK to ask about them?

It also doesn't mean one of them has a special attraction to someone with a disability just becuase of their disability. It is totally possible to love someone because of who they are. They are a normal person just like everyone else, they just happen to have challenges.

There is something wrong in society that looks at people who are different as a object that is defined only by that thing. That isn't treating a person with the respect they deserve.

We spotted this during the parolympics and it is a campaign by scope. But we find it hard to see the funny side in treating adults like children.

We understand what they are trying to say, and of course we totally support it. But for us the humor misses the mark and just comes off a stupid. No one I have ever met would have any problem with someone with a disability in their work place. This sort of behaviour doesn't exist.

This week we are talking about non-fiction erotica based on the article written for us by Molly Moore. You can check out here web site and see some of her great photography.

This weekend (Saturday 15th October) we will be at Smut Manchester. Where we are going to be teaching people how to make their own fun things in latex.

Make sure you have nominated your favorite sex blogs. Molly is actually running this years top 100 sex blogs and collecting together all the nominations.

We love it because it isn't based on popularity, only quality. So having a huge following doesn't help you win, you have to good.

Make sure you have nominated your favorites.

Something that is true about any blog is that doing it consistently is really hard. You would think just writting words would be easy but it really isn't the case. Being consistent is even harder.

Sometime it is really easy to write a post, it just flows out of you like the one I did for EAN magazine. But othertimes it just doesn't want to come. Those are the times it is really hard.

Check out Stephen King's 20 tips for becoming a frighteningly good writter.

She really started it for herself because she was exploring who she was. It is that personal feel that makes it so successful.

It is the personal and open side that makes it so interesting and fun to read. Because it isn't there to try and sell you something but just tell you who she is.

You need to decide if you aree OK putting yourself out there because some people are going to use it to put you down.

But that is true no matter what you put out into the world. It just so happens a sex blog is a little more personal and so can be more painful.

It is something you need to think about if you do put yourself out there and make sure you are prepared for it.

Just because you write a blog it doesn't mean you have to show it too the world, just as you can be totally anonymous if you want to be.

Check out ther 13 steps to supression art exhibition.

Make sure you have nominated your favorite sex blogs.

This week we are talking about non-fiction erotica based on the article written for us by Molly Moore. You can check out here web site and see some of her great photography.

This weekend (Saturday 15th October) we will be at Smut Manchester. Where we are going to be teaching people how to make their own fun things in latex.

Make sure you have nominated your favorite sex blogs. Molly is actually running this years top 100 sex blogs and collecting together all the nominations.

We love it because it isn't based on popularity, only quality. So having a huge following doesn't help you win, you have to good.

Make sure you have nominated your favorites.

Something that is true about any blog is that doing it consistently is really hard. You would think just writting words would be easy but it really isn't the case. Being consistent is even harder.

Sometime it is really easy to write a post, it just flows out of you like the one I did for EAN magazine. But othertimes it just doesn't want to come. Those are the times it is really hard.

Check out Stephen King's 20 tips for becoming a frighteningly good writter.

She really started it for herself because she was exploring who she was. It is that personal feel that makes it so successful.

It is the personal and open side that makes it so interesting and fun to read. Because it isn't there to try and sell you something but just tell you who she is.

You need to decide if you aree OK putting yourself out there because some people are going to use it to put you down.

But that is true no matter what you put out into the world. It just so happens a sex blog is a little more personal and so can be more painful.

It is something you need to think about if you do put yourself out there and make sure you are prepared for it.

Just because you write a blog it doesn't mean you have to show it too the world, just as you can be totally anonymous if you want to be.

Check out ther 13 steps to supression art exhibition.

Make sure you have nominated your favorite sex blogs.

This week we are talking about Erotic Sketching thanks to the article written by Victoria Blisse.

Did you know we are sponsoring this years Top 100 Sex Blogs list ? Nomination are open until 31st October 2016. Check out the rules and nominate as many of your favourite sex blogs as you like. Then follow the hashtag #Top100SexBlogs2016 on twitter to see what is going on.

When we were asked if we would sponsor this years list we jumped at the chance. We love working with the blogging community and the team at Molly's Daily Kiss. We have even thrown in a few extra prizes of our own to make it even more special.

If you love a sex blog make sure you show them a little love by nominating them.

If you are involved in the adult industry, you either make your own products or you retail them. We are doing something very different. We are brining together a number of people from a load of different companies to meet up and chat.

The purpose of the meetup is to talk about how we can help either other over the coming year. Find out new ideas, and get enthused about this business we are in and work out how we can do more.

For detials please contact us through the contact form and I will give you the details.

This week we talk about the idea of erotic sketing, and the fun of going to a workshop and learning how to do it. You don't have to be an amazing artist. Anyone can come along and give it a try.

What is really nice about doing sketching is you don't have to be great at drawing to do it. It is about the process and understanding how to see the human form.

In the article Victoria also suggest some ideas on how you could even bring erotic sketching into your play at home.

This week we are talking about Erotic Sketching thanks to the article written by Victoria Blisse.

Did you know we are sponsoring this years Top 100 Sex Blogs list ? Nomination are open until 31st October 2016. Check out the rules and nominate as many of your favourite sex blogs as you like. Then follow the hashtag #Top100SexBlogs2016 on twitter to see what is going on.

When we were asked if we would sponsor this years list we jumped at the chance. We love working with the blogging community and the team at Molly's Daily Kiss. We have even thrown in a few extra prizes of our own to make it even more special.

If you love a sex blog make sure you show them a little love by nominating them.

If you are involved in the adult industry, you either make your own products or you retail them. We are doing something very different. We are brining together a number of people from a load of different companies to meet up and chat.

The purpose of the meetup is to talk about how we can help either other over the coming year. Find out new ideas, and get enthused about this business we are in and work out how we can do more.

For detials please contact us through the contact form and I will give you the details.

This week we talk about the idea of erotic sketing, and the fun of going to a workshop and learning how to do it. You don't have to be an amazing artist. Anyone can come along and give it a try.

What is really nice about doing sketching is you don't have to be great at drawing to do it. It is about the process and understanding how to see the human form.

In the article Victoria also suggest some ideas on how you could even bring erotic sketching into your play at home.

This week we are talking about Feminish and Submission, based on the article written for us byGirl on the Net. Are the two ideas mutually excluisive or are they more compatible than you might think?

This week we are talking about Female Genital Mutilation, piercings, and the law. This is based on the article we had written for us this week by Trojan Princess.

If you are sensitive to this topic please don't listen to it. We don't go into graphic details but we do understand it can be hard to listen to.

This question came about because there was a lot of news last year about whether it was legal for a woman in the UK to have their genitals pierced. It seems like a strange question but because of the FGM laws there isn't a simple answer.

It turns out that getting a genital piercing is done by about 2% of the UK population (1.2 million people). So it isn't uncommon.

The UK law is based on the World Health Organisations (WHO) definitions of FGM.

• Type I: Clitoridectomy: partial or total removal of the clitoris;
• Type II: Excision: partial or total removal of the clitoris and the labia minora, with or without excision of the labia majora;
• Type III: Infibulation: narrowing of the virginal opening through the creation of a covering seal:
• Type IV: Other: all other harmful procedures to the female genitalia for non-medical purposes, e.g. pricking, piercing, incising, scraping and cauterizing the genital area. As you can see Type IV specifically mentions piercing. Bummer for piercing fans.

It is the last type that makes piercing problematic.

This isn't a normal practice in the UK, and from what I understand it isn't something that is actually carried out in the UK. It really springs from religious ideas of keeping young girls pure in places like Africa and the middle east.

Unfortuately it still goes on now and the biggest problem the UK faces is parents taking their young girls out of the country to have this done to them and then brought back.

The UK law specifically targets people who knowingly allow this to happen or plan it.

The damage this causes is incredible. Putting aside the horrific pain this causes, both immediate but also for the rest of that girls life.

The mental damage this causes is horrific and will psychologically damage that person for their entire life. Those problems could manifest in many ways and a lot of them very serious.

The law is there to protect these girls from this happening to them. Not only by making it illegal to do it, but also making it illegal to plan it. This law is essential to protecting these girls.

The problem arrises because it the law draws no distinction between a girl being forced into having FGM done too them and someone who chooses to have piercings for cosmetic effect.

In the eyes of the law any piercing of the genitals is classed and FGM. If you do have itk done and end up going to the hospital, the doctors and nurses are duty bound to report those piercings as FGM.

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