May
2006
Shere Hite Goes Conservative
A little over two weeks ago I was quoting The Hite Report on this blog and musing about how important that piece of research was to the feminist movement and women’s sexuality.
Now the Australian has an interview with Shere Hite and I’m disappointed to say that she seems to have become a little conservative in her outlook. The article implies that she supports the US Republicans via an endorsement of Condi Rice but what I found more disturbing was her thoughts on the whole “raunch culture” issue. Specifically this comment:
“Women are adopting men’s behaviour, aping the most extreme types of masculinity. It is thumbing a nose at the old morality, but it is not where we want to go. Having to like porn is like women having to like sport.”
Having to like porn? Who is holding women down and forcing them to like porn?
I mean, sure, it’s a hard job, making ourselves enjoy porn, being forced to look at naked men and sexy hardcore, having to pop off to the bedroom for a quick orgasm in spite of ourselves. We really have no control over this kind of thing, it’s forced upon us… somehow.
And pity those poor, unnatural women who actually like sport… of their own accord. What on earth is wrong with them?
