Episode 13: Age Play in the Popular Media
Our friend Ella, who was featured on the TV program The Secret Lives of Women, joins us again. We talk about some recent coverage and depictions on age play on TV, the radio, and even in the news. Ella gives us a deeper look at how her show segment was made and we share some recommendations for folks who find themselves in the eye of the media.
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National Geographic Taboo – This segment about adult babies features Stanley from California and his auntie, Sandra. We found it to be rather negative, for many reasons. Thanks to the very awesome Rilo Kilo for hosting this clip on her blog. (link unavailable)
The Secret Lives of Women – Our friend Baby Ella was on this segment about adult babies on The Secret Lives of Women. It’s a much more positive portrayal. (link unavailable)
Sin City on Adult Babies – This is a clip from a european show on adult babies. It’s surprisingly positive.
Nanny Lynnette’s Adult Baby Birthday Party – This very positive segment from HBO’s Real Sex shows ageplayers in a lighthearted, respectful way. It also ties ageplay and AB/DL to power exchange and BDSM.(link unavailable)
1,000 Ways to Die: Crib Your Enthusiasm – From a popular sensationalist show on Spike TV. WARNING: This very negative segment is spiteful and highly triggering. Proceed with caution.
(link unavailable)CSI’s “King Baby” Episode – Full episode, hosted by Lildobe, about a murdered casino boss who was an adult baby.
(link unavailable)It Gets Better – Dan Savage’s amazingly great project shows recorded video messages of support to struggling LGBT youth. It’s a response to teen suicides caused by intolerance, showing that life for alternative folks does get better.
Frolicon – An awesome kinky/sci-fi/geeky event in Atlanta, Georgia.
NCSF Media Tips – The National Coalition for Sexual Freedom’s tips on how to interview on fetish issues
Second Life – a 3D virtual community where ageplay has been controversial and provoked some scandals.
“People who don’t understand AB/DL” – a fetlife thread about a recent Cracked.com “article” on adult babies.
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First aired: May 15, 2011
