Gloria Vanderbuilt. Yes, she of the black denium jeans (it's a shame to call them jeans). Yes, the mother of the CNN silver fox Anderson Cooper. Yes, the octogenarian. Yes, that Gloria Vanderbuilt wrote an erotic novel last year, which was published by Ecco, called Obsession: An Erotic Tale. Who knew?
According to a New York Times article by Charles McGrath, the tale is rife with sexual scenes involving orgies, dildos, whips, silken cords, golden nipple clamps, hairbrushes for spanking, mint, cayenne pepper, fresh garden carrots, and a unicorn. We've much to learn from our elders, eh?
Having been married four times and having had affairs with men like Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, and Howard Hughes, I would imagine that Ms. Vanderbuilt's got a trick or two in her nightstand drawer. And I say that with nothing but sheer admiration.
I love the fact that a woman in her 80s has written a book that allows us to see that sexual desire and fantasties don't automatically diminish simply because a person gets older. Sex is a lifelong celebration and pleasure, and I applaud the fact the she is bold enough and comfortable enough to write about it.
Ever since I became a devotee of the show Golden Girls at a very young age, I have been a huge proponent of sexual expression being discussed and explored by post-menopausal women. By seeing and reading about it, it serves to dispel the erroneous notion that most of us have about sex among older people being boring or non-existent.
Big ups to Gloria- and I look forward to reading her first foray into the world of erotica. I would also love to hear from anyone who has had the chance to read her tale.
And for my fellow fans of the Golden Girls who also happen to like porn, I found this tidbit on the internet today, Not sure if it's real or not, but I wouldn't be surprised:
A Leftover From April Fools?
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