CHAPTER 4 WOMEN S SEXUALITY Porn Sexuality Sexual Desire OVERVIEW WOMEN S SEXUALITY Audre Lorde described the erotic as women s most profoundly creative source and stated that women have been taught to separate the erotic from their lives Dominant cultures limit perspectives of the erotic with the use of stereotypes and double standards Heteronormativity and compulsory heterosexuality limit perspectives of women s sexuality Socials views on women s sexuality is rife with contradictions and masculinist ideology Hegemonic definitions of women s sexuality must be overturned and rewritten WOMEN AND THE RISE OF RAUNCH CULTURE Ariel Levy CAKE Created by Emily Kramer and Melinda Gallagher Hugh Heffner is a hero Named as a reference to female genitalia described as gooey sweet yummy sexy sticky For women to explore female sexuality and feminism in action women defined sexuality for themselves Believes that mainstream feminism treated sexuality like a dark horse new in sexual is London where sexual equality and Monthly The parties Newrevolution York and feminism finally meet CAKE CONT Kramer and Gallagher did grassroots feminist activities but were famous for the parties More than just split from Second Wave principles An example of two conflicting ideologies coming together to make an incoherent form of raunch feminism Similar to Maxim Hot 100 wherein the objectification of women is rampant PORNOGRAPHY AND POP CULTURE During the 1970 s antifeminist activism began To them pornography reflected the ideology of male dominance This was not the stance of all feminists during the Second Wave References the Backlash and the decisions faced by the members of oppressed groups particularly women Author states that alternatives THREE TENETS OF RADICAL FEMINISM 1 Women are a class that share a common condition but have different life experiences 2 The personal is political That is to say women s personal choices have political ramifications for other women This opposes the Third Wave Perspective 3 Sex is an area of politics where power structures and scripted roles have become From Whisnant s Pornography and Pop cemented These must be Culture challenged and changed