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The linglish version of the book. Wetlands (the title is both a literal and a very appropriate translation) is in the shops now. Wetlands = areas producing female bodin fluids.
In an interview with Grunru last year. Roche said that she wrote the book to try and right societal wrongs. ‘llln
To kick off our sex coverage, Kirstin Innes gets up close and personal with the women throwing off the shackles and taking on the adult entertainment industry on their own terms. Meanwhile, The List has been busy spinning the love machine on its head, and is proud to present a delectable platter of the finest club nights and very oddest alternative dates for the Valentine's weekend
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contemporary society a lot of women have a very messed- up attitude to their own bodies We re obsessed with cleanliness with getting rid of our natural cxcrctions and our body hair So I wanted to write about the ugly parts of the human body. The smelly bits. In order to tell that story. I created a heroine that has a totally creative attitude towards her body ,_ someone who has never even heard that women are supposedly smelly between their legs'
Roche is certainly not the only one out there. As the internet has demystilied pornography and made it increasingly available. many women are not only taking pleasure in articulating their own sexuality, admitting to the consumption and enjoyment of porn, but questioning it. demanding more realistic representations. and making careers out of it.
‘Being an independent pornographer simply seemed like the best job in the world, so I went for it.’ explains ‘Furry Girl” a 25 year old Seattle-based ‘indie pomographer’ who makes a cheerfully uncomplicated living running websites where people pay for access to