From Cinematical... OMG No you can't get one from my work...But is does sparkle!

There's a 'Twilight' Sex Toy?!?

by Jessica Barnes Aug 19th 2009 // 8:02PM

Filed under: Romance, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fandom

The world of mainstream and 'adult' entertainment occasionally cross paths in lots of different ways. Sometimes, there are your highbrow experiments like Soderberg's Girlfriend Experience, and then there is The Vamp, courtesy of Tantus Direct (be warned, this site is definitely NSFW). Now when it comes to Twilight marketing, we've already come across harmless trinkets like body glitter, candies, and board games -- but this time we've got a little something for the Twi-hard who's over the age of consent, because The Vamp is what you might call a "personal massage device" that is being marketed to the 'Cullen' crowd.

The product is not endorsed by anyone even remotely associated with the vampire franchise, but after all, thanks to Meyer's creation, there's money to be made and isn't that usually where the adult industry really shines? If you had any doubts about who this product is being targeted to, though, look no further than Tantus' ad copy with chuckle-inducing descriptions like: "Don't let this eclipse pass into the breaking dawn", or that they promise a realistic 'Sire' skin tone. But the highlight has to be that the -- *ahem* -- device sparkles in the daytime. For obvious reasons I couldn't include a picture of the product in question, but I'm sure you can take a ball park guess about what you will get for your $39.99.

It's almost funny if you think about the fact that most of the time Twilight is accused of being anti-sex and here's a company that's gone and done the exact opposite. So while this one might seem to be a bit out of place when it comes to all the different Twilight-related merch, keep in mind that if the franchise is nothing but a big commercial for abstinence then maybe The Vamp makes perfect sense after all.

From Eve Ensler on The Huffington Post "The Terminator is Back"

What governor - once an actor, then a Terminator, married to a major women's leader - has the chutzpah to wipe out 100 percent of the domestic violence budget of California, the biggest state in the country, with a single grope of his veto pen?

What same governor does this as the state economy is plummeting and violence is escalating? When the STAND Hotline, that serves Contra Costa County, fielded more than 12,500 calls for help in the first seven months of 2009, triple the number in a normal year (if violence is ever normal)? In a state where over the past six months at least five men, desperate from losing their jobs, have murdered their families and themselves? What other governor is willing to sacrifice the lives of his constituent daughters and mothers in order to protect oil corporations from paying taxes on their multi-billion-dollar profits - fair taxes that could easily fund these same programs?

I try to imagine what the governor thinks as he draws his veto pen through 40 years of women's struggle and work, how he sleeps knowing women across his state who are exposed to brutality will be left without escape, shelter or even a friendly voice at the end of a hotline. How he justifies women having to choose between becoming homeless or staying in the midst of danger. Then I am reminded he is the Terminator - no pity, no remorse, no fear.

Fortunately, other governors do feel pity and remorse. They know that having muscle isn't what makes a man, but it is compassion and wisdom and respect for women and girls. In New Mexico, Governor Bill Richardson has not only preserved funds for domestic violence programs, but has made a sincere and deep commitment to ending violence against women in his state.

Schwarzenegger has always had contempt for the vulnerable, or maybe it's just his own inner girlie man he despises. But now he has gone too far.

This cut is reckless and dangerous. It could begin a wave of cuts throughout the country. It sends a message to perpetrators. It basically says no one is watching, no one is coming. All bets are off. Having just spent months in the Democratic Republic of Congo, I can tell you that this climate of free-for-all spreads violence like a California wildfire.

Governor, too many hours in your cigar smoking corporate oil drilling boy's tent has made you think that you can get away with this. We've got your number. Unlike you we don't act alone. There are thousands of us, we are organized, and we won't be stopped by one muscle-bound veto.

Don't terminate. Reinstate the funds. Don't annihilate. Alleviate the suffering.

Eve Ensler, a playwright and activist, is the founder of V-Day, a global movement to end violence against women and girls.

From Bust Blog- Okay really??? I just did it 'cause I liked his last name....

The Name Game

What’s in a name?  Apparently, a lot more people get heated up about the issue than you might think.  Although far from a new debate, a recent study reports that 71% of Americans think women should take their spouses name after marriage.  Half of the respondents said the act should be a legal requirement.  Um, does the idea of individual choice apply to our individuality?

The study, by the Center for Survey Research at Indiana University, must have also had a write-in portion, where respondents penciled opinions along the lines of ‘’women should lose their own identity when they marry and become a part of the man and his family.'’  Others said it was more of a ‘’practical matter,'’ that is to say: they didn’t want the mailman or airline ticket agent to get confused.

Today, 5 to 10 percent of women keep the name they were born with when they marry.  What kind of solutions did you married (or soon-to-be married, or divorced) Busties come up with?  There’s the hyphen option, the classic combo, and the no-thanks-I-like-my-name-just-fine idea.  Did you end up taking on your spouse’s name, or better yet, did anyone’s spouse take your name?  What happens when the kids get involved?  Apparently, some people are worried that our kids’ kids’ kids will end up with long-winded last names like banana-nana-fo-fana-mi-mi-mofana.

Daily News Article / The Study at IU’s website.

Photo courtesy of Joe-KS.com.

What I did on my saturday night.. Aug 15, 2009-Dressed beauties in corsets!