Erotica & Politics

I’m actually not a fan at all of letting my art and erotica drift into the realm of politics; rather, I see it as an apolitical space for honest, respectful people.

But we’re having to engage with politics more and more, and we’re facing an uncertain future - with the threat of increasing censorship and stricter laws.

Fundamentally, I support the idea that we should let children and teenagers enjoy their youth more again, instead of letting them wither away in the virtual world - but the great fear that lingers with me is that, rather than a nuanced approach, everything will become even more oversensitized, and people who want to share honest sensuality and pleasure with others will be pushed further and further into a corner.

I can only repeat this over and over again: censorship is not the solution - but rather EDUCATION - teaching values and respect for one another.

This includes teaching “boys” that you don’t just take a woman - you have to earn her trust and affection.

And it includes teaching women that being a woman isn’t a negative thing, and that desire, eroticism, and sexuality are as much a part of life as breathing.

How intensely that’s lived out is up to each individual, but once again: with respect, consideration, and joy!

I also consider the proposed - and hotly debated - ban on the “purchase” of sexual services to be questionable. I understand the underlying idea, and I’ve met all too many women who didn’t do this voluntarily or who were forced to do it—that’s cruel, and the people (90% of whom are men, because YES, women do force other women!) behind it belong somewhere other than in prison - but let’s stay on topic.

Nevertheless, a ban is once again the wrong approach, because for the “masterminds,” only the starting point or marketplace changes; the evil itself cannot be combated with a ban.

If anything, it fuels the drive toward an illegal market - because here, too, history has shown us that depriving people of their basic needs through strict bans only makes the consequences worse.

That means, therefore, that if there are women who ENJOY doing this and choose this path, they shouldn’t be marginalized or disregarded by society – no - because it is precisely this “glue” that keeps society running, just like so many other things.

No change can take place if law enforcement agencies are bogged down in bureaucracy and unable to keep up due to budget cuts. Nor can change happen when the public is largely kept in the dark instead of being informed. Who is there left to blame when everyone is contributing to the problem? 

I could go on about this topic for 1,000+ sheets of paper, but maybe I’ll write a book about it someday.

My point here is simply to emphasize that we need to make more of an effort toward education - and that we need to do it TOGETHER, ALL OF US!

Instead of imposing restrictions on ourselves that will ultimately do us more harm in the long run, we should take a good, hard look at ourselves and make an effort to come together again as a society.