Q: Why does every other post of yours have near-naked women in it? You’re using sex to sell too.
Q: Dear elephantjournal.com [well, they didn't say 'dear' ~ ed.]
Why does every other post of yours have near-naked women in it? You’re using sex to sell too.
Answer: I would never, cross my heart, use sexy to get traffic.
Okay, seriously: we do not use sex in every other post?! It’s like every third post, man. And if we’re using sex to make money, we’re doing an awfully bad job of it.
We love sex. Don’t you? Nothing’s wrong with it. It’s awesome! I love it! You love it! My friends love it! Thankfully, my parents loved it!
Not sure if they do anymore.
We have a page devoted to it. We’re not puritans. We don’t equate spirituality with abstention from pleasure, nor do we believe that avoiding sexuality or any of the issues surrounding it (like objectification) is admirable, even if it were possible.
And, oh yeah, our readers click it up. I’m sure this post will itself be an example of that.
That said, we try and stay away from objectifying men or women in the ladmag manner. After all, every lady is someone’s daughter/sister. Every dude is someone’s boy. You know.
There’s been many times when I could have used a (way) sexier image to get (many) more clicks, but it didn’t feel right, so I didn’t do it. Why? Tacky-sexy hurts our brand. It’s not good for elephant, and it’s not good for our readers. When readers go to Huff Post and see five blogs about Tiger Woods’ mistresses boobs, and three blogs about nip slips, it kills loyalty to that brand.
Anyways, here’s a fuller answer.
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Awesome.
There does seem to be a bias toward publishing many more pics of sex women than men – It would be nice to have more sexy male bodies represented – the guy with the dreds just isn't doing it for me…lol.
Yea for sex!
Umm I think I need to bookmark this post
Despite our many wonderful writers, I still do a lot of the heavy lifting when it comes to blogs…and as I'm a straight male, I'm sure my bias is reflected in my posts. But our writers are welcome to correct that bias, and you're welcome to blog for us, Adriana, and use whatever images please your fancy. Email write at elephantjournal.com. Or, enjoy: http://www.elephantjournal.com/2008/10/i-wanna-in… or http://www.elephantjournal.com/2010/02/hunky-jesu… http://www.elephantjournal.com/2008/12/eco-gent-crush-number-eight-dominic-monaghan-lord-of-the-rings-lost/ etc.
Phfft – keep up the good shit EJ!
As a female in her 30's who has suffered bias(s) – yup, we'll make that plural, been harassed (continuously) and yes, even raped; who has struggled with the fallout from these incidents (negative body image, low self confidence/esteem, unworthiness, mistrust, you name it…) and who has come full-circle with an unconditional love for the other, for myself, my body and – YUP! – sex, sex, and more SEX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! – the healthy kind I'll add, lest someone think otherwise, (I will also add here that this healing came about with much, much hard work, and a nod to meditation, yoga and a lot of conscientious soul searching. It also is a never-ending process) I give you kudos. I love you. You are my most fav blog to read!
I believe that when you choose to post things of a sexual nature or with sexual content, you do so consciously, knowing you may rock the boat, stir the shit. Yup. Sometimes that's what it takes to spark a debate, to get people THINKING. This is part of your MO, yes? Well obviously my friend, you're doing a great job
Ha. Keep it up!
Wow. Thanks for being so sweet, and…brave. Whew. Any time you're inspired to write something on the elephant forum, I and we and our readers would be honored. About anything, of course. BTW, my friend reading this with me thinks this recent one is great, and may be appreciated by you and readers here:
http://www.elephantjournal.com/2010/07/get-back-o… is one she enjoyed recently.
A few others that may be of interest:
http://www.elephantjournal.com/2010/01/petas-late…
or http://www.elephantjournal.com/2010/07/sexist-mea…
or http://www.elephantjournal.com/2010/07/10-photos-…
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