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O Direito ao Sexo - Feminismo no Século XXI by Amia Srinivasan
25 reviews
bubblebot's review against another edition
5.0
I liked the inclusion of the author's students in the books. they were talked about very adoringly haha
Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Murder
cinnamonshivvs's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual violence
Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, and Sexism
wodehousing's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Police brutality
shannon_magee's review against another edition
3.75
Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Violence, and Mass/school shootings
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism
alexandryareads's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Violence
Moderate: Gun violence, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, and War
mayze's review against another edition
4.25
The books main topic is around sexual politics, particularly in US/UK academic settings. It asks (and tries to answer) questions around consent/non-consent, legalisation of sex work and how current views of sex can have different outcomes depending on social background, ethnicity, gender identification or even job title.
The asks many thought-provoking questions such as (paraphrasing here) "even if you have consent from a potential sex partner, should you still go ahead" or "your attraction to certain peoples/things... Are they inherent or is it heavily influenced by external factors no how neutral you try to be? "
The book is really well-written and think Amia Srinavasan has laid down her argument in a really thoughtful and interesting manner and it's well worth a read even if you don't fully agree with its points.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism
ivi_reads_books's review against another edition
4.0
I was unsure whether I should read the book because I usually get bored with philosiphical texts but this one held my attention
Moderate: Ableism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Murder, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism
savvylit's review against another edition
5.0
I truly loved this collection so much for many reasons. And when I love something, I can often find it hard to say why. One thing that I loved (that I do feel able to articulate) was Srinivasan's ability to consider and demolish rebuttals to her arguments. Amia Srinivasan is truly an immensely talented writer and philosopher. I highly recommend The Right to Sex to anyone even remotely interested in feminism or social justice.
Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Colonisation
tanya_mahadwar's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation
dominic_t's review against another edition
5.0
The title is deliberately inflammatory, but it really does suit the collection of essays. The author really interrogates the liberal ideas of sexual freedom that are prevalent in mainstream western feminism. She argues that our sexual desires and behaviors do have political implications, and that statement makes a lot of people very uncomfortable. But I think we owe it to ourselves to push through that discomfort and listen to what she's saying. She's not saying that your desires have to be "politically correct" or that you should sleep with people you don't want to sleep with. She's saying that marginalized people are also marginalized when seeking sexual relationships, and we need to engage with that fact instead of ignoring it. "The question, then, is how to dwell in the ambivalent place where we acknowledge that no one is obligated to desire anyone else, and that no one has a right to be desired, but also that who is desired and who isn't is a political question, a question often answered by more general patterns of domination and exclusion" (p. 90). I love that she invites us to engage with that question without giving a straightforward, easy answer.
Graphic: Misogyny and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual content, and Violence
Minor: Domestic abuse and Sexual violence