Sex is something we are told that can be pleasurable and free of shame, so long as the parties involved are consenting. This week on the sunday debate, we're asking, has sex positivity harmed feminism? How do young women whoh've grown up in a sexually celebratory and apparently shame free society navigate sex? Are there new pressures? And when it comes to sex, are women still living in a man's world, conforming to hetrosexual desires and tastes?
In today's world, we're often encouraged to think that sex is no longer a subject burdened with shame or repressed feelings. Rather, it is pleasurable, exciting and even empowering – as long as all parties are consenting. But do women really have the same sexual freedom as men, or are they still living in a man's world, conforming to male heterosexual desires and tastes? How do young women who’ve grown up in a sexually celebratory and supposedly shame-free society navigate sex? To discuss it, our host, the cultural historian and broadcaster Shahidha Bari, is joined by the authors of two books taking differing approaches to the debate: Christine Emba, columnist for The Washington Post and author of Rethinking Sex: A Provocation, and Dossie Easton, therapist and co-author of The Ethical Slut.
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