we’ve all seen those children's books, like "pat the bunny," where there's an image of a rabbit with a big cotton ball tail, or a turtle with a bumpy shell. well needless to say, those kind of books are less common in the adult sections...until now! canadian artist and braille expert lisa murphy is using thermoformic imaging to create pictures of nude figures in "tactile minds," the first ever nudie book (according to the author) designed for the blind.
though playboy printed copies in braille from 1970 and 1985, murphy takes a step further, with 17 softcore 3-d images along with racy text. as author of these handmade book that retail at over $200, murphy considers herself a bit of a pioneer, saying: "we're breaking new ground...the blind have been left out in a culture saturated with sexual images"
murphy's is not the first to recognize the special needs of the special needs. the website porn for the blind offers free transcriptions of adult videos in mp3 form, narrated by volunteers and in 2008, deaf bunny, a porn company for deaf people by deaf people, was launched, incorporating american sign language and subtitles into hardcore flicks like "naughty deaf roommates."
the u.s. supreme court once defined porn as "we'll know it when we see it," so my point, and i do have one...is, will this new influx of braille porn make for a touchy-feelier group of jurists? what is your point?
