Porn for the Blind (Who Probably Aren’t Reading This)

Special needs individuals get horny, too. Porn is probably something most of the population takes for granted. Without vision, porn is nothing more than an audio track. Probably a guessing game as to what is going on. Porn for the Blind takes that issue head on, by narrating exactly what is going on on-screen. It warrants mentioning that the narration is done by amateur volunteers and is WILDLY unsexy. You can hear an example here (extremely NSFW, unless your work is cool with really loud, clumsy descriptions of porn web sites). Clearly this must be “Plan B” for the blind.

So where else do the blind turn for sweet release? Braille, of course. Which I’m assuming is probably the equivalent of erotic fiction. But what about the imagery? Canadian artist Lisa Murphy has addressed this with her new 3-D book, “Tactile Mind”. The pages contain seventeen images constructed of raised cardboard that can be easily felt to get the gist of the image. Oddly, that’s where the familiarity stops. The tactile figures are oddly-shaped and the face of every character is obscured by masks. The reasoning behind this is unclear, at least on my end.

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Unfortunately for the blind, these books are handmade, and consequently, really expensive ($225 CDN = $222 US). You can purchase individual diagrams for $25 apiece, but it’s this author’s opinion that would get really old really quick.

So….um….I guess if you know any blind people, you should probably…um…read this to them. Good luck, guys!