Topic: The Erotic as Power
contagious's photo
Mon 09/02/19 05:53 AM
“The erotic has often been misnamed by men and used against women. It has been made into the confused, the trivial, the psychotic, the plasticized sensation. For this reason, we have often turned away from the exploration and consideration of the erotic as a source of power and information, confusing it with its opposite, the pornographic. But pornography is a direct denial of the power of the erotic, for it represents the suppression of true feeling. Pornography emphasizes sensation without feeling.

The erotic is a measure between the beginnings of our sense of self and the chaos of our strongest feelings. It is an internal sense of satisfaction to which, once we have experienced it, we know we can aspire.”

pumpilicious 💕's photo
Mon 09/02/19 06:30 AM
Edited by pumpilicious 💕 on Mon 09/02/19 06:33 AM
Eroticism is an interesting subject.

I've read this 3 times trying to understand it. Maybe I see your point.

My head hurts now:hushed:

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Mon 09/02/19 07:28 AM
When you copy and paste at least have the courtesy to acknowledge your source.

Audre Lorde’s “Uses of the Erotic”

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Mon 09/02/19 08:01 AM
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/384790-the-erotic-has-often-been-misnamed-by-men-and-used

frustrated Contagious after reading "erotic uses".

Rock's photo
Mon 09/09/19 12:00 AM
Homie, if you're gonna try to run game,
don't make it so obvious you're running
someone else's game.