tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post561940457717780107..comments2024-03-28T03:13:28.585-04:00Comments on Beauty, and What It Means: Sex Appeal, Beauty, and Normalcy: "The Sex Myth" by Rachel HillsAutumn Whitefield-Madranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03379314479257695986noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-6063131675616812882015-09-07T23:43:46.093-04:002015-09-07T23:43:46.093-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11246603750847603533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-8756065951450243302015-08-18T16:21:08.401-04:002015-08-18T16:21:08.401-04:00Oh, I'm so glad you enjoyed the book! Hmm—I wa...Oh, I'm so glad you enjoyed the book! Hmm—I want to be optimistic about the future, but as someone whose sexuality ticks all the socially approved boxes and STILL runs up against myths being told about "me" (or people like me), well, you raise a good point. I suppose bit by bit we chip away at things—at least I hope.Autumn Whitefield-Madranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379314479257695986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-41301974643677114482015-08-09T18:57:21.392-04:002015-08-09T18:57:21.392-04:00Good point, Autumn.
BTW, I bought the book right...Good point, Autumn. <br /><br />BTW, I bought the book right after commenting and just finished reading it. It presents a worthy and sound analysis of an often-confusing subject. I'm recommending it to my friends.<br /><br />Our culture has a distorted relationship to sexuality -- and that's basic heterosexual sex. When it comes to more complex issues (e.g., people like me), there is simply no understanding. I've waited forty years for society to grasp the nature of my existence and it barely has. I don't hold as much hope for the future as you do. The few people who truly care will figure it out; the large majority who don't, won't.<br /><br />Thanks for telling me about this book.Shybikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15263331247319768989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-28716725080844973592015-08-05T10:49:46.151-04:002015-08-05T10:49:46.151-04:00I think (hope) that this book will be a part of th...I think (hope) that this book will be a part of the very sea change that will help transgender people—and other people—see the actual importance of sex, instead of seeing it for...well, for the myth, I suppose, the idea that it's something more. It's hard because trans issues are only recently beginning to be understood by the culture at large, and part of that understanding is based on the idea that sex is an essential part of who we are. This book, in a certain reading, argues the opposite—but it's certainly not arguing for any sort of backsliding on queer and trans rights. Basically it makes me eager to see where we're at with these issues in, say, 20 years.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02215078200616230418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-9862666749197060192015-08-05T09:34:01.427-04:002015-08-05T09:34:01.427-04:00Fascinating. I can't tell you how timely and i...Fascinating. I can't tell you how timely and important this issue is to me right now. Raised a boy with male social-education, I was taught certain things about sex; not being raised a girl, I have little clue about how women are taught about sex. In my journey to explore female thought and experience, I've found myself bumping up against a brick wall here -- female attitudes toward sex (and beauty and sexual allure) elude me and it seems impolite to ask about the subject. Which makes your post and this book especially valuable to me right now. Thanks for the post; I'm rushing out to get the book. Both fill a big gap in my understanding of female life.Shybikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15263331247319768989noreply@blogger.com