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Porn Should Be For Everyone, Even The Blind

Ami AngelowiczApril 13, 2010 //

Canadian author and photographer Lisa Murphy didn’t think it was fair for the blind to be “left out in a culture saturated with sexual images.” Even though Playboy made special braille copies of its mag between 1970 and 1985, there were no pictures to go along with it. That’s why Murphy feels she is breaking new ground with a book called Tactile Mind, featuring 17 raised nudie images with braille descriptions to accompany them for the enjoyment of the visually impaired. For a mere $225, the blind can feel up some riveting raised images such as “Woman with Strap-on,” “Satanic Ram,” “Uncircumcised Penis,” or “Love Robot.” If only real porn were this creative. [Telegraph] Keep reading »

The Blind And Deaf Don’t Want To See (Or Hear) Abigail Breslin As Helen Keller

Ami AngelowiczOctober 30, 2009 //

The blind and deaf communities are not rejoicing after the announcement that Abigail Breslin has signed on to play Helen Keller in the upcoming Broadway revival of “The Miracle Worker.” Why? Simply put, she’s not blind or deaf. Advocacy groups feel strongly that the production should consider using an actress from the blind or deaf community because of the larger human and artistic issues at stake. But the producers of the show are not interested in humanity. They are interested in ticket sales—they feel that their primary responsibility is to ensure the commercial success of the production, and in this economy it could take an actual miracle worker to have a wildly successful show without a star. But if it’s any consolation … they will try their best to find a blind or deaf understudy for the part. So what do you think? Is it wrong for Abigail Breslin to land the role of Helen Keller? [PopEater] Keep reading »

Porn For People Who Are Blind

Catherine StrawnJuly 16, 2009 //

If we want to get turned on and don’t have a man around, we can put on a dirty movie, magazine, or “art” book. But what do blind people do? There are erotic audiobooks, but they’re mostly read without much emotion by a single person. Lud Romano saw that this market was under-served in erotic material and began producing recorded “plays.” Keep reading »

For People Who Are Blind, Looks Still Matter

Catherine StrawnMay 28, 2009 //

Have you ever wondered if people who are blind can experience “love at first sight” without being able to see? Well, Damon Rose, who is blind, writes in an article for BBC News, that they can, but with different criteria. It’s more like “first listen” than “first sight” when it comes to attraction, and voices can communicate everything from humor and intelligence to quirkiness and attitude. If you have a gross, croaky voice, well, good luck finding love.

But don’t think that just because they can’t see, blind people aren’t as shallow as the rest of us when it comes to looks. Rose writes that when he and his male classmates at a boarding school for blind children heard that the new girl was blond, she instantly became attractive in their minds simply because flaxen-haired women are classified in society’s “hot” category. Instantly, this girl became popular, and all the boys wanted her despite not knowing whether she looked like Blake Lively or Brooke Hogan. When one of Rose’s blind friends was told that the girl he was totally into was a dog, he dumped her. Apparently, superficiality doesn’t discriminate. It’s an ailment from which we all suffer. [BBC] Keep reading »