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Sto caricando le informazioni... Fat Sex: The Naked Truthdi Rebecca Jane Weinstein
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Fat Sex is a much needed rebuff to the prevailing cultural assumption that women must be rail thin, and men cut, to be either sexy or sexual. Weinstein does a good job of relating the stories of a broad spectrum of fat men and women (I'm following her lead here in reclaiming the word instead of using it in a pejorative sense) and the myriad individual ways they relate to issues of size, sexuality, attractiveness, health, and well being. On the one hand, this is the book's greatest strength, as she doesn't try to shoehorn her subjects' experiences into any single agenda. On the other hand, it's also its greatest weakness. Some of the subjects' statements are downright embarrassing (e.g. the frequent assertion of a few that they "know exactly what gays and lesbians feel") and without any thesis to focus her writing, Weinstein tends to ramble, repeating herself ad nauseum every few paragraphs, which can make for tiresome reading. Had these issues been resolved pre-publication, Fat Sex would have been a fantastic book; as it stands, it's still flawed but good. ( ) nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
If there are two subjects that are universally fascinating and rife with controversy, they are sex and fat. Though our culture is obsessed with both, the two commingling are sometimes seen as offensive, obscene, or even grotesque. Fat people are not viewed as sexual beings. Of course, this perception is far from accurate. Fat people have normal and peculiar sex lives, just like everyone else. A compilation of true stories, cultural references, and narrative commentary, Fat Sex: The Naked Truth, tells the honest, and often heroic, heartbreaking, and hilarious experiences of large-size women and men in their romantic, intimate, and sexual relationships. Subjects touched on include heterosexual relationships, gay men and lesbian women, those who have gained and lost a great deal of weight, and the sexual ??underground? such as fetishes. Although the people portrayed in Fat Sex: The Naked Truth sometimes face bigotry and experience shame??they are often valiant and live remarkably fulfilling lives. The stories are compelling and told with sensitivity and wit, connecting people on profoundly important aspects of their lives. This book is not just for large-size people. The stories and issues discussed touch all of us, each and every person who has ever experienced the trials and tribulations, as well as the ecstasies, of intimate relat Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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