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the film’s body horror is an effective metaphor for the torture traps of contemporary feminism and beauty culture, where superficial body positive marketing doesn’t square with an ever-expanding suite of digital and surgical tools for beauty optimization and modification.
Camille Sojit Pejcha • the ugly desire for perfection
but “perverted” in the sense that it has been diverted from its normal purpose, which is to be the repository for a subject.
Alain Badiou • The True Life
We are taught that women are the empathetic, caring, and nurturing ones and any deviation from this belief is deemed a failure of DNA or the mother. Women who do not exist in these boxes are considered disrespectful, aggressive, or too masculine. Black women who assert boundaries or raise their voices have historically been labeled aggressive or... See more
i want women to be meaner
Made this in honor of the feast of St. Stephen then got a little carried away (and sorry for the subtle ad, it is it fit too well 😅)
instagram.comTHERE ARE MANY kinds of power, used and unused, acknowledged or otherwise. The erotic is a resource within each of us that lies in a deeply female and spiritual plane, firmly rooted in the power of our unexpressed or unrecognized feeling. In order to perpetuate itself, every oppression must corrupt or distort those various sources of power within... See more
Audre Lorde. • Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power
Novelty itself is the attraction. Though
Cacilda Jetha • Sex at Dawn: How We Mate, Why We Stray, and What It Means for Modern Relationships
You have heard that it was said, “You shall not commit adultery.” But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown... See more
Just a moment...
The moral craved stories of immorality,
Chuck Palahniuk • Make Something Up
CHAPTER 10 QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSING PERVERSIONS
"What do you think it means to be perverted?" "How does the Bible explain perversion?"
"What is the difference between a sexual pervert's sin and your own sin?" There is no difference; the penalty for sin is death. The only difference between one sinner and the next is the saving work of Christ Jesus