Do you know what I love most about Risque Soiree? Well besides the amazing people and fun times, etc. I love the subtle questions it asks. I love the challenge it presents to established norms and prevailing attitudes. I think the upcoming activity, Milf and Cookies, is a perfect example of this. Let me explain why. On the surface this event might seem like a simple and fun excuse to get together with some fun, open-minded people and eat sweets and party. And there is some truth to that.
But did you know that there is SOOOOO much more going on with this event. Let me try to explain in less than 1000 words (sorry, I can get a bit long winded). Think about the 1950s. I have posted a very famous piece of artwork from that era. It depicts the insanity of the consumer culture that was very prevalent at the time. It mocks the image of the stay at home wife who hangs around naked surrounded by her thousands of earthly consumer goods. And yet she is miserable. Her life seems perfect and yet she is unhappy. This image of the sexy stay at home wife frolicking around her suburban home in nothing but an apron baking cookies and pining for her husband became almost a stock image of the 1950s. (See picture posted).
Now MILF and Cookies is playing with that. It is saying, "Yes, there is something very sexy about a woman wearing nothing but an apron." But none of us want to go back to the oppressive sexism and closed-minded conformity of the 1950s. So how do we reconcile our attraction to the image of the woman wearing only an apron with our horror at the assumptions such images imply? We play with it. We demystify it. We mock it, while still appreciating the beauty inherent within it. We critique it, but we do not take it or ourselves too seriously.
This is what I love about Risque Soiree. It allows me to do this in a safe, fun, and exciting atmosphere. I can challenge my own preconceived notions. I can see how others think and feel about these complex and sometimes confusing overlaps in sexuality, gender, social norms, and cultural attitudes. So if you have made it this far, please come join us and enjoy some MILF and Cookies and help us break apart funny stereotypes while having tons of fun.
But did you know that there is SOOOOO much more going on with this event. Let me try to explain in less than 1000 words (sorry, I can get a bit long winded). Think about the 1950s. I have posted a very famous piece of artwork from that era. It depicts the insanity of the consumer culture that was very prevalent at the time. It mocks the image of the stay at home wife who hangs around naked surrounded by her thousands of earthly consumer goods. And yet she is miserable. Her life seems perfect and yet she is unhappy. This image of the sexy stay at home wife frolicking around her suburban home in nothing but an apron baking cookies and pining for her husband became almost a stock image of the 1950s. (See picture posted).
Now MILF and Cookies is playing with that. It is saying, "Yes, there is something very sexy about a woman wearing nothing but an apron." But none of us want to go back to the oppressive sexism and closed-minded conformity of the 1950s. So how do we reconcile our attraction to the image of the woman wearing only an apron with our horror at the assumptions such images imply? We play with it. We demystify it. We mock it, while still appreciating the beauty inherent within it. We critique it, but we do not take it or ourselves too seriously.
This is what I love about Risque Soiree. It allows me to do this in a safe, fun, and exciting atmosphere. I can challenge my own preconceived notions. I can see how others think and feel about these complex and sometimes confusing overlaps in sexuality, gender, social norms, and cultural attitudes. So if you have made it this far, please come join us and enjoy some MILF and Cookies and help us break apart funny stereotypes while having tons of fun.
Here are more pics relating to the topic discussed above.
And one more...
This is the Risque Soiree picture that cracked me up because it is such a hilarious commentary on everything I was talking about above. It mocks it, challenges it, and plays with it in a very funny and interesting way, while at the same time not ever taking itself or the entire idea too seriously. It is playful, but intriguing at the same time.