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The Tragedy of Heterosexuality
- Narrated by: Dara Rosenberg
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
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Summary
A troubling account of heterosexual desire in the era of #MeToo
Heterosexuality is in crisis. Reports of sexual harassment, misconduct, and rape saturate the news in the era of #MeToo. Straight men and women spend thousands of dollars every day on relationship coaches, seduction boot camps, and couples' therapy in a search for happiness.
In The Tragedy of Heterosexuality, Jane Ward smartly explores what, exactly, is wrong with heterosexuality in the 21st century, and what straight people can do to fix it for good. She shows how straight women, and to a lesser extent straight men, have tried to mend a fraught patriarchal system in which intimacy, sexual fulfillment, and mutual respect are expected to coexist alongside enduring forms of inequality, alienation, and violence in straight relationships.
Ward also takes an intriguing look at the multi-billion-dollar self-help industry, which markets goods and services to help heterosexual couples without addressing the root of their problems. Ultimately, she encourages straight men and women to take a page out of queer culture, reminding them "about the human capacity to desire, fuck, and show respect at the same time."
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- melinda csapo
- 07-08-23
A heated opinion bresented as facts?
I could not stay with the book. However interesting this idea would be to investigate, of how horrible relationships our western Christian patriarchy produced, based on some doctor's books and words, an investigation would have been way more intriguing than an immediate arrival to extreme conclusions and absolute generalisations.
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- Jenny
- 29-03-24
Interesting thought provoking perspective
It’s often difficult to listen to ideas at odds to your own … especially when the idea essentially attacks you as a group. But so much of what was said makes complete sense. Well written with humour to get the points across.
If you are already a feminist you will find this easier. If you aren’t you may want to listen to a few different books first.
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- Paula D'Urbano
- 20-03-23
Written like a rant, spoken like a rant
It was really bad I couldn’t finish it. Hard to listen, hard to follow and spoken with anger.
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