By Samidha and Shambhavi Madhan of Prajnya Continued from Conceptualising a Feminist Internet-I Tech-enabled sexuality for persons with disabilities Lawyer and disability rights activist Amba Salelkar spoke about technology beyond the Internet. She said that the idea of how sex is supposed to happen is entirely ableist – two ‘beautiful’ people at the peak of […]
Review: Savita Bhabhi Movie
In India’s first animated pornographic movie based on the eponymous online cartoon series, the svelte Savita Bhabhi uses her charm on a womanising minister to end draconian online censorship and curbs on free speech imposed by him. Life imitates art, it is said, far more than art imitates life. In the Savita Bhabhi cartoon series, […]
Tangled, Like Wool – Sex, Sexuality and the Internet in India
“Online” and “offline” are no longer binaries or opposed actions, like flipping a switch on and off; today, they’re as tightly tangled as a ball of two-skeined wool. First published on July 9, 2013, on Genderit.org (CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0) On June 13, the Indian government blocked 39 websites which allow users to share porn, among other […]
Peeping Tom Porn and Privacy
Unlike porn actors who sign release forms, victims of non-consensual amateur porn are at the mercy of whoever first possesses or chances upon their footage. A couple makes out inside a cybercafe cubicle in a city crunched for space and privacy. A woman bathes and changes clothes inside her hotel room. A honeymooning couple films […]
Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai?: Censorship and Pornography
This is the ninth in a series of ten blog posts reporting on the EroTICs India workshop held in New Delhi in March 2013. Banned: advertisements promoting sex-selection on Google, Microsoft Bing and Yahoo. Banned: searches from India with the words “sex” or “sexual” on Microsoft Bing. Banned: porn cartoon Savita Bhabhi, depicting the sexual […]