Review; Yes Means Yes!: Visions of Female Sexual Power and a World without Rape edited by Jaclyn Friedman and Jessica Valenti
Description from Goodreads
In this groundbreaking look at rape edited by writer and activist Jaclyn Freidman and Full Frontal Feminism and He's A Stud, She's A Slut author Jessica Valenti, the way we view rape in our culture is finally dismantled and replaced with a genuine understanding and respect for female sexual pleasure. Feminist, political, and activist writers alike will present their ideas for a paradigm shift from the "No Means No" model-an approach that while necessary for where we were in 1974, needs an overhaul today.Yes Means Yes brings to the table a dazzling variety of perspectives and experiences focused on the theory that educating all people to value female sexuality and pleasure leads to viewing women differently, and ending rape. Yes Means Yes aims to have radical and far-reaching effects: from teaching men to treat women as collaborators and not conquests, encouraging men and women that women can enjoy sex instead of being shamed for it, and ultimately, that our children can inherit a world where rape is rare and swiftly punished. With commentary on public sex education, pornography, mass media, Yes Means Yes is a powerful and revolutionary anthology.
My Thoughts on the Book
Even though there was a few essays I liked better than others, Yes Means Yes was still a book worth reading. It can be a bit thought-provoking at times, such as the essay about immigrant women who doesn't have the back-up/security a lot of other women have, in addition to the idea that women isn't conquests, but participants. And don't forget that women can enjoy sex as much as men, and shouldn't be shamed for it.
Alright, it could have featured disabled and/or chronically ill women too, as well as featuring more lesbians,bi, and ace/aro, but overall it was book worth reading, so please pick it up.
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