Wednesday 11 February 2015

OUIL505: Lynne Segal on BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour

Lynne Segal's 1994 book 'Straight Sex: Rethinking the Politics of Pleasure' argues whether heterosexual sex is inherently damaging to women. As her book is reissued, we ask how she feels 21 years later.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b051s3fx

Womens liberation emerges 1960s - sexual liberation more active out there in politics and sexually with the pill - however still pervasive sexism and double standards -empowering ourselves we thought would empower ourselves in general- 

Bristol research - girls are being corersed into sex and violence

young peoples sexuality seen as how to protect women and issues of violence - they are unpreparede to talk about their bodies and what they want - need to be able to say what they want

young women diverse experience- majority simply leave it up to the men - only a minority discuss things before they have sex seek contraception and are in control of things 

female friendly pornography - internet saturation of sexist pornography - what we need is women able to think and talk about their bodies and what they might enjoy- how to build womens confidence to think about what they want rather than just hope that the man will give it to them

50 shades of grey - old old story - women leaves everything up to the man - we have to have a greater diversity 
men bonding with men and persecuting women

confident about finding relationships that are good for us. 

small things have changed - many women are more confident today
young women have a problem that they think its up to the man to be in charge in their sexual relationships. 
the male in the head - book

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