Dorsey: Young people are seeing so much more of this sex that they simply don't want the sexual relationships that are painful or unappealing. I think that the playing field seems to have ome a lot harder. There is an epidemic of loneliness, and the inability to find sort of real and fulfilling relationships is certainly part of that. We need to ask more questions about what is actually good for us and what sort of sexual culture we want to build.
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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