Yes Means Yes!: Visions of Female Sexual Power & a World Without Rape - Softcover

Friedman, Jaclyn; Valenti, Jessica

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1580052576 ISBN 13: 9781580052573

Publisher: Seal Pr, 2008

Synopsis

A modern analysis of rape by the activist author of Full Frontal Feminism calls for a greater understanding of and respect for female sexual pleasure as part of a societal effort to end rape by having men see women as equal collaborators instead of sexual conquests. Original.

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Review

"Of all the arguments out there that propose how to end rape, embracing women's sexual pleasure may not sound like a likely solution. But Yes Means Yes argues otherwise. By investigating the myriad ways the sexual choices of women can take shape, this anthology argues, not only should women know what they don't want, but they also should seize their freedom to explore what they do want. By challenging blanket claims, like that all males are sexual aggressors, and taking the shame away from females who are bona fide sexual submissives, Yes Means Yes says the conscious decisions we make about sex in its many forms are the best medicine for the illness that is rape culture."
—Bust Magazine

"Utopian novels have grappled with the idea of a world without rape, but what would the path to that world look like? The controversial essays that make up Yes Means Yes! light the way along this very rough road and, not surprisingly, offer no easy solutions…The authors in this collection speak with authority and, unfortunately for some, from personal experience."
—Ms. Magazine

Edition details

• Publisher: Seal Pr
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1580052576
• ISBN 13: 9781580052573
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 361