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Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again: Women and Desire in the Age of Consent by Katherine Angel
4 reviews
stevia333k's review against another edition
The book opens up with a literary analysis of a porno from James Deen's website where he asks viewers/amateurs to submit an application "to have sex with James Deen". James Deen is acknowledged to have over a dozen victims he SA'd come forward. So mind you he's likely the one writing the script that's being analyzed here as describing common experiences of pleasure & internalized slut shaming.
At 10:33 the author acknowledges she didn't do the legalism research, that she took the porno for face value. The problem is, professional regulations are you arrange for what acts what limits are involved before the scene starts. The fact the actress's face is on camera is ... Ugh. If the set up she talked about is actually non-fictional footage, then that would be a highly illegal set-up.
Point being, studios have to keep records of contracts such as ages of performers etc. Like every porn site has info like a Title 2257, and address for conducting business. The author could've prioritized getting the "real" information involved in shooting that scene. In fact, she could've chosen any porno scene filmed, she'd have a variety of studios to choose from. But instead, she treats the fictional movie made by a actor/director/editor with a history of abuse at face value.
This book is therefore unreliable as fuck! Lacking the context of how porno production is professionally conducted when you talk about an actor's/director's dangerousness & then choose a work by them to use for what's literary analysis, it's whorephobia, and it's definitely classist.
Seriously, we could've been talking about dealing with the contradiction between continuously-required consent & contractual obligations, but Katherine Angel doesn't even try to get the contractual information. She just wanted to do literary analysis on a porno in order to trigger people's sex drive when we're trying to talk about oppression.
So yeah, very I didn't know patriarchy existed until I saw segregation among brown people in Afghanistan when you're a normative white woman vibes. I call this conservative bullshit if not also neoliberal bullshit. Frankly, I don't give enough of a shit to waste good time after bad.
At 10:33 the author acknowledges she didn't do the legalism research, that she took the porno for face value. The problem is, professional regulations are you arrange for what acts what limits are involved before the scene starts. The fact the actress's face is on camera is ... Ugh. If the set up she talked about is actually non-fictional footage, then that would be a highly illegal set-up.
Point being, studios have to keep records of contracts such as ages of performers etc. Like every porn site has info like a Title 2257, and address for conducting business. The author could've prioritized getting the "real" information involved in shooting that scene. In fact, she could've chosen any porno scene filmed, she'd have a variety of studios to choose from. But instead, she treats the fictional movie made by a actor/director/editor with a history of abuse at face value.
This book is therefore unreliable as fuck! Lacking the context of how porno production is professionally conducted when you talk about an actor's/director's dangerousness & then choose a work by them to use for what's literary analysis, it's whorephobia, and it's definitely classist.
Seriously, we could've been talking about dealing with the contradiction between continuously-required consent & contractual obligations, but Katherine Angel doesn't even try to get the contractual information. She just wanted to do literary analysis on a porno in order to trigger people's sex drive when we're trying to talk about oppression.
So yeah, very I didn't know patriarchy existed until I saw segregation among brown people in Afghanistan when you're a normative white woman vibes. I call this conservative bullshit if not also neoliberal bullshit. Frankly, I don't give enough of a shit to waste good time after bad.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Classism, and Sexual content
leahlovesloslibros's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
This book was a great mix of feminism, science, and psychology - all surrounding the topic of sex. Women are constantly trying to be convinced that they should enjoy sex in the "right way," which typically equates to what men actually envision as being the right way. Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again uses the crossover between science and psychology to explain consent, assault, and desire in the era of Me-Too and feminism.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Moderate: Cursing and Racism
inlaraland's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
I picked up this book on a whim and can honestly say that this short piece digs deep into the subject of female sexuality. The book is composed of four sections discussing the subject of consent, desire, arousal and vulnerability in our modern era and how these topics have evolved from the past to present day. I particularly enjoyed how she saw a double sided point of view with each topic, portraying the positive and negative connotations that have intertwined with women embracing their sex and sexuality. I also appreciated that the author was clear in her text by pointing out that women of color and trans women have a broader and complex experience regarding the subject matter overall, and didn't try to override that fact with her analysis. In a nutshell, this is a pretty thought provoking read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape, Misogyny, and Sexism
samothraces's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Misogyny
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