Public Sex: The Culture of Radical Sex
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (523 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0939416891 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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"While I don't agree with Califia on everything, we" according to Voltairine Michel. While I don't agree with Califia on everything, we agreed just enough for the essays I disagreed with the get my gears turning quite a bit on many things. I gave it While I don't agree with Califia on everything, we Voltairine Michel While I don't agree with Califia on everything, we agreed just enough for the essays I disagreed with the get my gears turning quite a bit on many things. I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because the anthology has a few essays that are so repetitive.. stars instead of 5 because the anthology has a few essays that are so repetitive.. "Bold and articulate" according to Joan Mazza. My first reading of Pat Califia's work was in PoMoSexuals, a collection of essays where she was one of the contributors. Her writing was so eloquent and coherent that I sought out her books. In this collection of her essays, Califia challenges the muddled thinking and hyperbole so prevalent among feminists (especially Andrea Dworkin) about pornography and sexual "deviance." Califia's knowledge and arguments are stated clearly with humor and compassion. Many quotable quotes such as: "It is true that pornography is marketed for a male audience, but there are women who enjoy it. I do not think it sufficient to say these women are brainwashe. Public Sex: political, sexual, intelligent thought at one point in Public Sex, Pat Califia says that "you can still be a sex radical even if you prefer to get off in the missionary position and still believe there are only two genders." it's an important thing to remember. in this collection of essays, Califia explores -- over a period of about a dozen years -- issues of sex, politics, and where the two intersect (usually by bolstering the latter at the expense of the former). she explains why sexual freedoms and sexual responsibility are rights we all deserve, though many of us don't get them. she confronts the p.c. "feminist" positions on issues like pornography, prostitution, and S/M,
Her peevish reflections on the stupidity and political shortsightedness of anti-S/M feminists and lesbians are a joy to read; you can hear the swish of her whip and the stamp of her boot heel. The bulk of her many nonfiction pieces is collected in this reprint of a book first published in 1994, providing a lively, informal history of the sex wars of the '80s and '90s--from the absurd, puritanical Meese Commission Report to the antiporn feminists to the unexamined attitudes behind the popular Re/Search book Modern Primitives. With its excellent introduction, this book should be on the shelf of every feminist, every lesbian, every sexual adventurer, and anyone who hopes to understand sexual politics in America. --R
A collection of essays about the author's views on censorship, sexual freedom, sex clubs, pornography, and kinky sex of all kinds.