The Pageist - BDSM & Sex-Positive Book Reviews

The Pageist - BDSM & Sex-Positive Book Reviews


Episode 032 Ethical Porn for Dicks

November 25, 2016

Episode the Thirty-Second; Wherein the Pageist deals with misogynistic British people, revamps her website as a service to the community and learns all sorts of interesting things about porn. The book reviewed is Ethical Porn for Dicks: A Man’s Guide to Responsible Viewing Pleasure by Dr David Ley. .49 Intro and Announcements: The show is in Botswana and Laos. Yippee! The Patreon site now has an intro video. It was super hard to make so check it out, please. 5.12 My Submissive Life: The Duke of Burgundy: review (spoiler-free); recap (ALL the spoilers! and lots of screencaps) Girl on the Net writes about the Digital Economy Bill in the U.K. An article in the Guardian about the insanity of censorship of porn in the U.K. Verbal Remedy piece with more information sure to make you scream. Pandora Blake’s excellent article for the Guardian. 13.08 Book Review: Ethical Porn for Dicks: A Man’s Guide to Responsible Viewing Pleasure by Dr David Ley. In under 250 pages, Dr Ley debunks common myths regarding porn and its use including adverse effects on a person’s mental, physical and sexual health. Accessible and humorous, this has something for porn consumers, partners of those who consume porn, and people who want to be more ethical in their consumption. Other topics covered are the differences between male and female sexuality and the way they’re viewed in our culture and various strategies for dealing with any problems a person may have with their own porn use. Dr David Ley’s page on Psychology Today Dr David Ley’s Twitter (which it’s great): @DrDavidLey 23.00 Closing Remarks: Thank you for tuning in! In the next episode I’ll be interviewing the author of this episode’s book, Dr David Ley! Like The Pageist on Facebook, follow on Twitter, Tumblr, Goodreads and join the Fetlife group. You can also subscribe to this website through the email form in the sidebar. Subscribe to the iTunes feed here. You can also rate the show in iTunes, which would be much appreciated! Subscribe, stream or download from libsyn here. All episodes are available in a pop out player on this page.