“Wife Swap 6,” Harbinger Of A Brave New World

Some may say it's an urban legend, like high school "rainbow parties" or Tijuana donkey shows, but wife swapping is real. Take our word for it, because we—like Pink Visual—know the beautiful, liberating truth.

There are a few rare humans who are born without the capacity for jealousy and clinging possessiveness. For the rest of us, it's something we are indoctrinated into at an early age and, through tremendous personal growth, attempt unshackle ourselves of as we shed layers of social programming and enjoy the ineffable fruits of our efforts. Though the path is difficult and arduous, what awaits just beyond the jealousy is the fulfillment of sexual desires so thoroughly and deeply buried in your right now that you aren't even conscious of them. Trust us. They're in there, just waiting for you to do the work to free your mind.

Back in the 70's, the idea of wife swapping reached public acceptance with the introduction of "key parties"—a cultural phenomenon that played to the strengths of free love and uninhibited group sex. The idea was simple: as couples filed into the party, the men would drop their car keys into a fish bowl. Wives would then blindly draw out a set and partner up with whomever they belonged to. Famed sex author and Fleshbot friend Tristan Taormino asserts in "Opening Up," her new book on polyamory, that this concept was allegedly spawned amongst married Navy personal in San Diego.

Since then, the climate of America has been radically transformed—ironically, by many of the same people. The former agents of free love have given in to a moral panic that's usurped sexual exploration, transforming it into a benignly flavorless stew harnessing the energy more for reproduction than recreation.

Which is why the latest release from Pink Visual, "Wife Swap Volume 6" is so refreshing. At no point during the action do we get the sense that there's anything out of the ordinary in the behavior of these loving, sexually liberated couples. In fact, Evie Delatosso, Kelly Kline, Mario Rossi, Richard Kline, Jack Lawrence, Puma Swede, Shy Love, Steven St.Croix, Emilianna, Joe Rock, Kayla Paige, Will Powers, Barry Scott, Dick Delaware, Lacey Love, Lindsay Love, Burke, Jack Vegas, Tina Tink, and Veronica Rayne couldn't be happier to be swinging back and forth with each other.

We could all learn a lot from these post Nietzschean darlings about living more human than human. But for now, just kick back as a casual observer and enjoy this fine set of promotional pictures provided by Pink Visual.

"Wife Swap, Volume 6" releases this week, heralding what could be a brave new world.

· Pink Visual (pinkvisual.com)