Friday, November 30, 2018

Firestone & Koedt vs. The (Hetero)sexualization of the Female Body


Content Warning: For my Feminist Theory Course at UW-Milwaukee, I wrote an essay on the heterosexualization of the female body applying theories of Anne Koedt and Shulamith Firestone. I am not of the opinion that vagina = female/woman or penis = male/man, but in the context of the assignment I used Koedt and Firestones own words. This essay was edited to reflect my own personal views in more depth.
This essay contains discussion of heterosexuality, sex and sexual activity, discussion of genitals including the penis, clitoris and vagina, some discussion of sexual oppression for women which includes descriptions of painful intercourse. Reader discretion is advised.