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Tut-tutting over sex is a form of bondage [View all]
Sex and feminism are intimately connected. Feminism is a multi-faceted movement, but a permanent point of negotiation has been sexual freedom for women. The contraceptive pill was made available to women both married and unmarried in the 60s, bras were burned in the 70s, Fatal Attraction did nothing good for women in the 80s, and Madonna simulated masturbation on stage in the 90s.
But in April 2012, Newsweek turned back the clock. The influential magazine's cover article, complete with an image of a blindfolded female model, critiques how women are having sex. According to the author Katie Roiphe, the fantasy of being sexually submissive is running rampant because women have too much power in the workplace. Burdened by ''free will'' and the responsibilities of breadwinning, the generations who've grown up with more power than ever before are reverting when it comes to sex.
But in April 2012, Newsweek turned back the clock. The influential magazine's cover article, complete with an image of a blindfolded female model, critiques how women are having sex. According to the author Katie Roiphe, the fantasy of being sexually submissive is running rampant because women have too much power in the workplace. Burdened by ''free will'' and the responsibilities of breadwinning, the generations who've grown up with more power than ever before are reverting when it comes to sex.
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