Slide 1Overview: Women’s sexualityWomen and the Rise of Raunch cultureCake cont.Pornography and pop cultureThree tenets of Radical feminismCHAPTER 4: WOMEN’S SEXUALITY Porn, Sexuality, & Sexual DesireOVERVIEW: 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 rewrittenWOMEN AND THE RISE OF RAUNCH CULTURE“The new sexual revolution is where sexual equality and feminism finally meet.”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”Monthly parties in New York and LondonAriel LevyCAKE 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 rampantPORNOGRAPHY 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 to the hegemonic expressions of sexuality must be brought forthTHREE 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 cemented. These must be challenged and changed.From Whisnant’s “Pornography and Pop