Susannah Breslin is the author of The Reverse Cowgirl, a blog known for its intelligent take on sexuality and pornography. She’s the author of You’re A Bad Man, Aren’t You. According to her website she’s writing a novel based on her experiences in Porn Valley, is represented by Endeavor, and is 6’2″.
Hey, Susannah.
I’m writing from the online magazine The Rumpus. We were hoping to secure a Q&A with you for the official site launch in January. The interview would be conducted over email in light of any holiday scheduling conflicts, and seeing that this is such short notice. The piece about you — and Reverse Cowgirl, and any other stuff you’d like to talk about/plug/etc
Please let me know if this would be possible, and what the next steps would be. Thanks a lot for your time.
Sincerely,
Ainsley Drew
Assistant Editor
TheRumpus.net
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Sure. Just shoot me the questions, and I’ll get them back to you by Monday. Thanks for asking.
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Hey, Susannah.
Thanks for agreeing to do this, by Monday would be great.
Some of these questions might seem somewhat hokey, just answer however you see fit, and avoid any that you think are complete nonsense, I just hope to get you talking about something you find interesting. If there’s anything you’d like me to mention or plug, just let me know. I really appreciate it.
All the best,
Ainsley Drew
What was your first job?
What was your first exposure to nudity like?
What was the first time that you recall using a computer to access titillating material?
Do you think it’s a fair assessment when people assume that people who write or muse on sex are sex obsessed?
What’s your take on the Sasha Grey phenomenon? Years ago, if someone started to get any recognition for their work outside of pornography, they’d stop working in pornography in order to pursue the more “respectable” endeavors. Nowadays, it seems a little more acceptable to make porn even if you’re known for other work. Why do you think this is?
Paris Hilton and other young celebrities seem to have a mandatory sex tape scandal. Why is that? Do you think that sex tapes boost a career?
Why is it that people assume that people — women especially — who professionally deal with sex and topics of sexuality are nymphomaniacs?
Do you believe that your personal sexuality is directly related to your professional life?
Where do you think pro-porn feminism came from?
Are you reading any good books these days?
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You know, most of these questions aren’t for me. Generally I don’t answer personal sex-related questions, and a lot of these issues I’ve addressed elsewhere multiple times (mainstreaming) or seem pretty dated (sex tapes). If you want try again after reviewing my blog and work elsewhere, that’s fine. Otherwise, I’m gonna pass. Other examples of interviews that I’ve done are on my blog.
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Ainsley Drew feels really bad for blowing this interview. She’s 5’0″.
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4 responses
Too bad. I’ve often wondered what it’s like to be 6’2′ tall, good-looking and controversial.
In no way should you feel bad about “blowing the interview.” I thought those were great questions, regardless of whether or not she’s already answered them in previous posts on her own blog. The point of a site is to get people interested in a particular artist, so it seems ridiculous that she would take offense to what you asked. I suppose that what happens to some people after they achieve some level of success. I guess I’m not there yet, because in all the interviews I’ve done I’ve been asked the same questions numerous times. The point is to reveal yourself and your work to new audiences in every corner of the ‘net.
For what it’s worth you can interview me any time. In fact I’d welcome it. I hope you were being sarcastic about feeling bad. Youre better than that.
Talk soon.
~Frank
Wow, what a dick! Don’t worry, she’ll be shilling for the New York Post in a couple years.
Don’t get the refusal to answer one question. Sure- I understand the private sex questions-I’d give that nonanswer but this is a woman who writes about the porn industry.
I imagine every interviewer asks questions that the interviewee has heard before. Their reaction might serve us as a personality test. Referring the interviewer back to the web for previous interviews doesn’t seem like a reasonable request.
Usually people become celebs before they start acting this way. Breslin is just ahead of the curve. Maybe we should grateful for something new-
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