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Last week I was reading a review by Arvan Reese of two films, Hot & Bothered and Bill & Desiree, on a website called SexGenderBody. I found the review via @TonyComstock, who made the latter film — which I’m sure is great! — but I want to quote from the review of the first film, which is a documentary about feminist pornography. Reese talks about the “question of how feminism and pornography intersect, coexist and define each other,” and goes on:
“In considering it myself I figured if women are choosing, then feminism is present. The presence of sex is really a non-issue, because it’s their work. It is important but if we were talking about women as carpenters or accountants, would we still be struggling to reconcile their jobs with feminism?
I think that because it is sex, societal norms give people permission to assume that their negative judgment has greater value and must be taken seriously.”
Link.
September 1st, 2009 at 9:30 pm
Jeremy,
Thanks for a) reading the post in the first place and b) picking up on what I was saying. I’ve had a lot of remarks on the post, but you are the very first to discuss my take on “Hot & Bothered”. On top of that, you went right to what I feel is the most important point of that review. So, thanks…a ton.
-arvan