tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post8582654565250704096..comments2023-08-10T04:15:22.199-04:00Comments on Victoria Janssen: Reading and Writing Erotica as a Feminist ActVictoria Janssenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259793807283856761noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-76657164527135750012009-06-12T08:49:29.308-04:002009-06-12T08:49:29.308-04:00don't you think women's sexuality is alrea...<i>don't you think women's sexuality is already everywhere?</i><br /><br />Yes, definitely. I think, however, that there's a difference between what women choose for themselves, and what they claim as their own, and what is imposed upon them. <br /><br />An actress might claim for herself the right to be naked on screen, even if the director's intention is exploitation of her Victoria Janssenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259793807283856761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-52332165270426886862009-06-11T18:24:30.003-04:002009-06-11T18:24:30.003-04:00I agree with most of what you say, but I am going ...I agree with most of what you say, but I am going to push you slightly here: don't you think women's sexuality is already everywhere? Women's sexuality is used to sell virtually everything (think of the Go Daddy commercials with Danica Patrick out right now). Would you say selling Paris Hilton's sex tape is a feminist act? Or The Girl's Next Door? If not, what distinguishes Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-43123433758867292592009-06-10T08:38:42.336-04:002009-06-10T08:38:42.336-04:00I still believe that woman's sexuality is ofte...<i>I still believe that woman's sexuality is often used more as a means to an end than as an end in itself.</i><br /><br />Yes! You're so right.Victoria Janssenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259793807283856761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3028237754277930313.post-63629271499567449742009-06-10T08:22:52.059-04:002009-06-10T08:22:52.059-04:00Hear, hear! Great post, Victoria!
And I totally ...Hear, hear! Great post, Victoria! <br /><br />And I totally agree. I have a novella coming out from Ellora's Cave about a candy-store owner and, yes, an orthodontist and I had a ball (pun not intended, no, wait, pun intended) writing it. I think erotica should be fun and upbeat as well as dark and angsty. Both types appeal to me. <br /><br />I still believe that woman's sexuality is oftenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com