A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Getting a jump start on life

I’m going to write more about this later, but can I just say how angry it makes me that we censor people’s right to sexual expression? As sexual beings (our primary biological function is reproduction), the most pure form of expression we have is sexuality. If you want to really understand humans, you have to understand the way they express themselves sexually, and when that expression happens in exceptional ways, it is worth encouraging like all exceptional behavior, rather than working to stifle it.

And watching the way a culture’s sexuality evolves will tell you more about them as a people than most other factors that we take seriously in my opinion.

Comments

22 responses to “Getting a jump start on life”

  1. Ennui Zero Avatar

    it’s true… i love you, shannon.
    thank you so much for writing that.
    hope to read more soon…

  2. Hyacinthetic Avatar

    owww!! Owwwww!!!!! i know how hard those things clamp.. how is it not pinching her nipple right off? *grabs boobs in sympathy*

  3. Malicia Avatar
    Malicia

    I cannot think on evolution with a tool used to torture and repress

  4. trinityva Avatar
    trinityva

    …what do you mean, Malicia?

  5. ammre Avatar
    ammre

    I’m just worried about battery acid residue.

  6. c0rrosion Avatar

    the only thing that bothers me about the pics is how dirty those clamps look D:

  7. trinityva Avatar
    trinityva

    They do look rather grimy. Still, the pix are hot.

  8. Nyarlathotep Avatar
    Nyarlathotep

    Agreed. Dirty, sharp clamps=scary. Sepsis is not your friend.

  9. Malicia Avatar
    Malicia

    Here, in Argentina it was used as a method to torture people by the police in the 70′s and i only can related with militar repression, very away of any evolutionated freedom…

  10. Malicia Avatar
    Malicia

    I mean Unsexy for me, but respect

  11. trinityva Avatar
    trinityva

    Thanks for explaining that Malicia. It makes sense you wouldn’t like it if that’s what’s in your mind…

  12. carolyn Avatar
    carolyn

    wait… my primary biological function is reproduction??!! guess I’d better stop having sex with girls…

  13. Mitch Avatar
    Mitch

    carolyn – Wash your mouth out right now!! You have sex with all the girls you want to…

  14. TreLore Avatar

    I comletely agree, even at my website they censor the dumbest thing. I believe sexual exression is the Ultiment form of expression. Until we regain that, then we will never have true freedom.

  15. glen Avatar
    glen

    Freedom of sexual expression is good. It took me a while to figure out my problem. What scares me is that there’s an aspect of sexuality as it relates to our “primary biological function to reproduceâ€? that implies women are “disposable.” That they lose value as they get older because they lose the ability to bear healthy children. That sounds harsh but what I mean is that I’m scared of getting older. I’m scared of becoming disposable. That’s what bothers me, not the young, pretty, thin, fit girls with good metabolism as I might have implied in a previous post. (Sorry again)

    I’ve been forgetting how much I value freedom of sexual expression and value tolerance, open-mindedness, and understanding. A “normal” person recently scolded me for being a sick, disgusting, perverted freak. I forgot that even something as simple as a piercing in a private place is so shocking, so offensive to certain people who can’t accept anything that falls outside of their own puritanical moral code. I don’t feel any mods done on consenting adults are immoral. What’s the sense in making someone feel ashamed for anything they are into, especially if it’s of no detriment to anyone, no personal consequence to the person judging. I should have realized it sooner, but I like my freedom of sexual expression so I defend everyone else’s freedom too.

  16. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    Glen, in some ways I agree, but you could make the same value statement regarding infertile men, older men who can’t provide in the same way, etc… I don’t think the “biological imperative” means that we lose value if we don’t reproduce — I interpret it more as being the foundation that we’re built on…

  17. jack6two Avatar
    jack6two

    let do this your bf or bg with the teeth and lipps – so a wonderfull tender body!!!

  18. galopin Avatar
    galopin

    It’s vey hard to support, I’had experienced that, so how what was for You ? Thanks to the lovely miss fot that nice pic.

  19. Paul Avatar
    Paul

    i wish i could have sex with girls,but i’m an ugly nerd that nobody wants

  20. Chris Avatar

    Well, I dunno. I mean, is having to click the image to uncensor it not such a small sacrifice to make? I don’t feel like I’m losing out in this situation- it’s still there, and is accessible with minimum effort.

    Let them whine, shout and cry. This way, our asses are covered if they start to threaten instead.

    Oh, and awesome pics… health and safety are over-rated, anyway.

  21. Bambi Avatar
    Bambi

    Someone pinch my boobs quick. HARD.

  22. Marcus Avatar
    Marcus

    Hey doll, its Marcus, that bloke you knew.
    Still looking great, hope you feel like it too!
    Love/Mark

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