Sex Positivity Was Fake, But We'll Miss It When It's Gone
Sex can teach us to relish the tumult of true equality. It can show us that the self need not remain imprisoned behind the eyes. And it can prove, if anything can at this late date, that there is a realm beyond rational exchange, a realm in which the profligacy of play is its own recompense.
Becca Rothfeld • All Things Are Too Small
Debbie Foster added
it became clear, quickly, that a lot of the problems feminists continue to take on are rooted in a deep hostility toward and suspicion of unfettered female pleasure, happiness, and independence.
Jill Filipovic • The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness
This is a clear example of adopting the aesthetic and lingo of a generation—using a playful tone like "come on, you know damn well that..."—without considering the socio-political context in which the messaging operates.
In an era where women are painfully aware of the patriarchy's omnipresence, and where femicide at the hands of men is still alarmi... See more
In an era where women are painfully aware of the patriarchy's omnipresence, and where femicide at the hands of men is still alarmi... See more
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Relationships and dating, wellness, and media are also categories where we see the same thing—a loss of trust in institutions that leads to a newfound looseness. In some cases things may not be loose enough yet. In other cases, the looseness is already beginning to feel uncomfortable.
Jasmine Bina • A Time to Build Tight Brands in the Chaos of Loose Cultures
Keely Adler added
casual sex can be an antidote to our culture’s hyper-regulated ideas of sex.
Allison Moon • Getting It: A Guide to Hot, Healthy Hookups and Shame-Free Sex
“We are in uncharted territory” when it comes to Tinder et al., says Justin Garcia, a research scientist at Indiana University’s Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction. “There have been two major transitions” in heterosexual mating “in the last four million years,” he says. “The first was around 10,000 to 15,000 years ago, i... See more
Nancy Jo Sales • Tinder and the Dawn of the Dating Apocalypse
Carmen Maria added
A new era of romanticism, love, and intimacy - uncharted territory, prompted by the collision of hookup culture and dating apps.
Men have a conflicted relationship with female sexuality: When a man is single, he wants women to be as easy and undiscerning as porn stars. But at the same time he’s terrified by this behavior, because he thinks if a woman sleeps with him so easily, then clearly she’ll sleep with anybody and thus won’t be faithful in a relationship. We have so man
... See moreNeil Strauss • The Truth: An Uncomfortable Book About Relationships
David Gil de Gómez Pérez added