----- Original Message ----- From: Alison Page alison_page@becta.org.uk
An additional possible explanation that makes sense to me is that women
have
strong internalised prescriptions against sexual self-expression. I'm not arguing about whether this is a good thing or not - just pointing out
that
it exists, for many women.
I'd agree, which IMO makes it all the more imperative that we challenge the received view of human relationships rather than simply acceding to the dominant paradigm. Writing fiction, say, about woman who freely choose sex on their own terms rather than resorting to the "swept away" or "two men together" devices. Not, repeat not, that I'm disparaging these genres-- just that I think that in order to get rid of an outmoded paradigm of female submissiveness we need to challenge it and develop counter-discourses to the extant ones.
Fiona
The Posthumous Memoirs of Secretary Rontane Available for public perusal at http://nyder.r67.net
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