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The Gray Area with Sean Illing cover image

How society sexualizes us

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

CHAPTER

Is There a Sexual Distopia?

In the book, you introduce this idea of sexual distopia. The natural inclination to sort of end sexualization would be to just stop talking about sex or thinking about it altogether. But i think a society where sex is repressed and not talk about will not make sexualization go away. Bit 'll only force it underground. And that was what i was trying to get across with regard to child sexual abuse scandals that have happened in religious settings which are viewed as being like holy and without sin. I think we need to talk about sex.

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