Planned Parenthood Holds Fundraiser at Museum of Sex

CNS News ^ | 10/7/2009 | Penny Star

[Antioch]

'Any organization that has to do with women’s health should never have any connection with the pornography industry'. Planned Parenthood of New York chose the Museum of Sex for the second year in a row as the venue for its annual “Summer, Sex and Spirits” fundraiser. In July, the Planned Parenthood affiliate held a “party/benefit” at the museum, which featured exhibits at the time of the event such as “Sex Life of Robots,” “Sex Machines,” and a photo display documenting the “Oscars of Porn.” The fundraising benefit for Planned Parenthood of New York was arranged by the Planned Parenthood of New York City Activist Council. VIP ticket holders received gifts that included Butter Boy lubricant and pole dancing lessons. Items auctioned off at the event included boudoir photo sessions and “sexy lingerie.” Dr. Gail Dines, professor of Sociology and Women’s Studies and chair of American Studies at Wheelock College in Massachusetts and co-author of “Pornography: the Production and Consumption of Inequality,” told CNSNews.com that Planned Parenthood’s choice of the museum venue is “anti-feminist.” “Any organization that has to do with women’s health should never have any connection with the pornography industry,” Dines said. “The pornography industry constantly puts women at risk.” She described that risk as including contracting sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), bodily injury from “rough” sex, and emotional damage. Dines described the Museum of Sex’s Web site as “celebrating” pornography and said that Planned Parenthood was complicit in that celebration by holding its fundraiser there. “Anything that celebrates pornography and refuses to critique it as a form of exploitation of women is anti-feminist,” Dines said. CNSNews.com asked Dines if it was a contradiction for Planned Parenthood to claim it promotes women’s health and well-being and have one of its affiliates hold an event at a venue that promotes pornography.

[Antioch]

Planned Parenthood uses tax dollars to make the link between recreational sex and unwanted babies.

[mikelets456]

Museum of sex? I guess their business is a little slow and they need people to get a little horny and make that “whoops” mistake....

[Antioch]

This is an initiative of Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood (and daughter of former Texax Governer Ann Richards)

[paulycy]

Is it a wax museum?

[Larry Lucido]

Dr. Gail Dines, professor of Sociology and Women’s Studies and chair of American Studies at Wheelock College in Massachusetts and co-author of "Pornography: the Production and Consumption of Inequality"

Geez, I'll bet she's a lot of fun at parties.

Not sure who to root for. Planned Parenthood or Dr. Dines? Guess I'll just get out the popcorn (but hold the Butter Boy lubricant).

[IbJensen]

She’s a real butch, or did I use the wrong vowel?

[Le Chien Rouge]

Planned Parenthood acceptable forms of Art at a Museum:

1) Crucifix is a jar of urine
2) Paintings of Virgin Mary being raped
3) Any Gay sex depiction
4) any NAMBLA pornography
5) Sarah Palin lookalike in a porn movie produced by Hustler

[tflabo]

Call it the live and let die make babies PP tour.You make em and we break em...for a fee of course.

[tflabo]

And how many so-called catholics voted for Oblahma and his sordid cast of low life cretins?

[Eaker]

Dr. Gail Dines is hot.

(Note, this is the best photo of her ever taken.)

[MHGinTN]

... for a potato.