Hello!
I’ve been meaning to post this all weekend but time has been snug. New readers may be wondering: Who exactly is this Betty Dodson?
She is something of a patron saint of women, of sex and of Planet Waves. Known most popularly as the author of Sex for One, Betty was the first person to come out with a book affirming masturbation, sexuality and the sexuality of women in particular — all with a focus on self-pleasuring and emotional autonomy. It’s a long story and I will tell it again some time, but there has been an approximately 400 year campaign to malign masturbation, and Betty was the first person to answer the issue with some sanity. Since then she’s done many videos; they’re mostly really sexy and fun, though my favorite (my Aquarius Moon talking, I guess) is a lecture she gave in Seattle a few years ago called Betty Dodson: Her Life of Sex and Art. She is really, really funny — the last time I watched it my friend and I laughed ourselves silly at her understated wit, her friendly sarcasm and her salty approach to sex and communication. This one is a keeper, and it’s suitable for showing to teenage kids.