katnip with ahsek novel

If the kittens remember, we featured a post from Ahsek a few years back when she protesting several things that piss her off such as lack of diversity in social media and print marketing, not being able to find the right bra size (she went shirtless inside a Victoria's Secret dressing room) and the double standard regarding the oversexualization of women of color just to name a few.

Well she's back with us all smiles and ready to promote her current poetry book, "Caramel" from her written series The Passion Fruit Syndrome.

"I do alot of things and I don't make excuses for myself" says Ahsek Novel

She continues with "It's funny to me that I have more fun now than when I was a teenager. You have to feel really good about yourself and treat yourself very well but only you can be the judge of that so when you reach that point of self actualization, you'll understand. Just because I like to laugh and enjoy myself and even engage in "grown folk business" with a man that I choose or because I like to wear makeup and hair extension (aka weave) does not mean that I can't be "woke" or join my comrades in fighting for social justice or that I can't speak up when I'm not happy about something [that is being done to me]...regardless of what everyone else is ok with. Everyone has something that they are passionate about and that they strive to change in the world, mine happpens to be diversity in social media. I noticed that there really wasn't enough or any women of color in the ads that my company was promoting for my our affiliates sites and if there was, they didn't look too good or they weren't equal in content or quality...just as simple as that and that sparked a movement and me launching other projects to represent and of course I used myself as an example so I got this and I'm doing this because I know better...I mean, plus I still have a "regular" job...so what?!?! If they didn't know why, there it is (smiles) focus on what makes you happy and how that will impact global change, the world is watching".

Always a pleasure Ahsek ;)

plus size body confidence: ahsek novel

Within the last few months, we've received a large amount of feedback regarding the picture advertisements and the lack of diversity amongst women of color and plus size women to properly show how the lingerie would look on varies body types. So much so that the feedback was personally answered by our owner who also happens to be a woman of color who is plus size and artist Ahsek Novel.

Recently, she shared REAL pics of herself at a local Victoria's Secret store, in a dressing room (see above and click to view more pics) via her Facebook in hopes to prompt advertisers to show all body types and in support of all plus size women of color who love their sexy size...because we do exist, all over the world!!!

Since our affiliates have total control over their advertisements and button designs, our owner can choose not to use certain ones if she feels them to be offensive or misleading or negative however the issue is "the lack of diversity, low representation of plus size women and women of color" not the type of adertisements due to the obvious fact the we are in the business of selling lingerie, sexy costumes and adult pleasure products...so maybe a worldwide plus size model search for women of color is a good plan??? It's possible.

In adition, our owner has taken a grassroots approach to tackling an existing concern on body confidence, ideals of beauty, social media marketing and appropriate advertising through Green Afro Honey. To learn more about it and join the cause, email us at purplekissdreams@gmail.com and we also encourage you to share your concerns directly with our advertised companies via their respective public contact options!!!

featured books by kesha l johnson-clark

Our favorite writer/poet/spoken word artist, Kesha L Johnson-Clark, who's most recent release, The Butterfly Experience: A Collection of Poems vol5 is now available in paperback at Lulu.com has noted that vol6 will be her final book of the series. She will then focus on the next series which is more fetish, erotic themed The Corset: Poems That Bind vol1.

If you enjoy poetry and can appreciate [urban] erotica, check out The Passion Fruit Syndrome Collection and The Butterfly Experience Collection by Kesha L Johnson-Clark.

Order books by Kesha L Johnson-Clark now thru January 17, 2014 and get free shipping with code SHIPSHAPE14