Caveat: @richakaulpadte has been a mutual on twitter for years, and I've been a fan of her writing for as long as I've known her.
That declaration of bias can't change the fact that Cyber Sexy is a solidly well-written book that deserves to be read and engaged with by everyone. I have my points of disagreement with some of her readings, especially regarding the male gaze, but those are also inherent differences in our politics.
Richa chooses to focus on the pleasures that we find within structures that are oppressive, and her narrative beautifully balances between narratorial subjectivity and her research; intertwining multiple perspectives with humour, empathy and insight. It talks about sex and desires with complexity- as pleasure, as disgust, as awkwardness, as self-discovery, as shame, as celebration, as the object of censorship and control, as the fault line of power- and does a pretty good job of what it sets out to do.
It makes us think about what constitutes porn, and who gets to police desire and why, and discusses the multiple ramifications of consent and agency. I was reminded a lot of Zeynep Tufekci's "Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest" and in terms of Cyber Sexy's willingness to explore the multiple ways- good, bad and ugly- in which the internet has interacted with and shaped our lives; but it also is a fun and engaging narrative about something Richa takes very seriously. It is a really well-written and well-researched book that made me think about all things sexy from perspectives that aren't necessarily mine, and sometimes that's more important than preaching to the choir.
(And I have Richa's assurance that fisting jokes aside, Thanos didn't feature anywhere in the making of that cover).
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Caveat: @richakaulpadte has been a mutual on twitter for years, and I've been a fan of her writing for as long as I've known her.That declaration of bias can't change the fact that Cyber Sexy is a solidly well-written book that deserves to be read and engaged with by everyone. I have my points of disagreement with some of her readings, especially regarding the male gaze, but those are also inherent differences in our politics.Richa chooses to focus on the pleasures that we find within structures that are oppressive, and her narrative beautifully balances between narratorial subjectivity and her research; intertwining multiple perspectives with humour, empathy and insight. It talks about sex and desires with complexity- as pleasure, as disgust, as awkwardness, as self-discovery, as shame, as celebration, as the object of censorship and control, as the fault line of power- and does a pretty good job of what it sets out to do. It makes us think about what constitutes porn, and who gets to police desire and why, and discusses the multiple ramifications of consent and agency. I was reminded a lot of Zeynep Tufekci's "Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest" and in terms of Cyber Sexy's willingness to explore the multiple ways- good, bad and ugly- in which the internet has interacted with and shaped our lives; but it also is a fun and engaging narrative about something Richa takes very seriously. It is a really well-written and well-researched book that made me think about all things sexy from perspectives that aren't necessarily mine, and sometimes that's more important than preaching to the choir.(And I have Richa's assurance that fisting jokes aside, Thanos didn't feature anywhere in the making of that cover).
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Caveat: @richakaulpadte has been a mutual on twitter for years, and I've been a fan of her writing for as long as I've known her.
That declaration of bias can't change the fact that Cyber Sexy is a solidly well-written book that deserves to be read and engaged with by everyone. I have my points of disagreement with some of her readings, especially regarding the male gaze, but those are also inherent differences in our politics.
Richa chooses to focus on the pleasures that we find within structures that are oppressive, and her narrative beautifully balances between narratorial subjectivity and her research; intertwining multiple perspectives with humour, empathy and insight. It talks about sex and desires with complexity- as pleasure, as disgust, as awkwardness, as self-discovery, as shame, as celebration, as the object of censorship and control, as the fault line of power- and does a pretty good job of what it sets out to do.
It makes us think about what constitutes porn, and who gets to police desire and why, and discusses the multiple ramifications of consent and agency. I was reminded a lot of Zeynep Tufekci's "Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest" and in terms of Cyber Sexy's willingness to explore the multiple ways- good, bad and ugly- in which the internet has interacted with and shaped our lives; but it also is a fun and engaging narrative about something Richa takes very seriously. It is a really well-written and well-researched book that made me think about all things sexy from perspectives that aren't necessarily mine, and sometimes that's more important than preaching to the choir.
(And I have Richa's assurance that fisting jokes aside, Thanos didn't feature anywhere in the making of that cover).
That declaration of bias can't change the fact that Cyber Sexy is a solidly well-written book that deserves to be read and engaged with by everyone. I have my points of disagreement with some of her readings, especially regarding the male gaze, but those are also inherent differences in our politics.
Richa chooses to focus on the pleasures that we find within structures that are oppressive, and her narrative beautifully balances between narratorial subjectivity and her research; intertwining multiple perspectives with humour, empathy and insight. It talks about sex and desires with complexity- as pleasure, as disgust, as awkwardness, as self-discovery, as shame, as celebration, as the object of censorship and control, as the fault line of power- and does a pretty good job of what it sets out to do.
It makes us think about what constitutes porn, and who gets to police desire and why, and discusses the multiple ramifications of consent and agency. I was reminded a lot of Zeynep Tufekci's "Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest" and in terms of Cyber Sexy's willingness to explore the multiple ways- good, bad and ugly- in which the internet has interacted with and shaped our lives; but it also is a fun and engaging narrative about something Richa takes very seriously. It is a really well-written and well-researched book that made me think about all things sexy from perspectives that aren't necessarily mine, and sometimes that's more important than preaching to the choir.
(And I have Richa's assurance that fisting jokes aside, Thanos didn't feature anywhere in the making of that cover).
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