Full name: Jane Sexes It Up: True Confessions of Feminist Desire

Author: Merri Lisa Johnson Year: 2002 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Feminism, Non Fiction Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9781568581804 1568581807

In Jane Sexes It Up, 20 young, progressive feminists reflect on the limitations they think are imposed by establishment feminism on their bodies and their behavior. In these essays, headed up by editor Merri Lisa Johnson's "Generation X Does the Sex Wars," the writers confess their seemingly antifeminist longings and question what role feminist ideals should play in women's sexuality. In "Spanking and the Single Girl," Chris Daley wonders whether it's acceptable to play the submissive role in an S/M exchange. In "Vulvodynia -- How Porn Made Me a Woman," Katinka Hooijer reveals her affection for porn and the inner conflict her predilection inspires. Sex toy store owner Sarah Smith declares a "dildo revolution" -- for women and men, gay and straight -- in her essay of the same name. Whatever the angle, the authors all champion a sex-positive feminism. Similar books: Yes Means Yes by Jaclyn Friedman We Don't Need Another Wave by Melody Berger Listen Up by Barbara Findlen To Be Real by Rebecca Walker The Purity Myth by Jessica Valenti The Bust Guide to the New Girl Order by Marcelle Karp Sisterhood Is Powerful by Robin Morgan Colonize This! by Daisy Hernandez BITCHfest by Lisa Jervis Moving Beyond Words by Gloria Steinem Promiscuities by Naomi Wolf He's a Stud, She's a Slut, and 49 Other Double Standards Every Woman Should Know by Jessica Valenti Sisterhood Is Forever by Robin Morgan Adios, Barbie by Ophira Edut Slut! by Leora Tanenbaum Whipping Girl by Julia Serano Cunt by Inga Muscio The Story of Jane Doe by Jane Doe Necessary Dreams by Anna Fels Ecofeminism by Maria Mies