INTRODUCTION
Love and sexuality have always been thought as a heteronormative point of view. Because of the natural way of reproduction, because of gender roles, because of social norms, the vision of love have been spread as a man and a woman falling in love, marrying each other and having children. Despite the existence of various shapes of sexuality throughout history, every sexuality that goes beyond the conventional morality is considered as deviant, witchcraft or mental illness. For example, homosexuality has always existed, but homosexuals have been hunted as they were seen as non-human. Moreover, homosexuality has been considered as a mental illness until 1973 according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders …show more content…
And yet, homosexuality is only one tiny part of the vast spectrum of sexualities and identities. The aim of this paper is to try to understant, with the help of “Dude-Sex: White masculinities and ‘Authentic’ heterosexuality among dudes who have sex with dudes” by Jane Ward (2008) and “Welcome to the global stage: confession of a Latina cyber-slut” by Juana Maria Rodriguez (2003), how the Internet defies the hegemony of classical heteronormative love by allowing anyone to express their true self. In order to demonstrate that statement, a first part will explore the hegemony of the classical heteronormative love when it comes to loving relationships, and how it is linked to sexual health. Then, a second part will expose how the Internet defies that vision by helping individuals expressing their true self that they would never be allowed or capable to express in the real life, and how it opens spaces for new shapes of sexualities and identities. The conclusion will open on the impact of these new sexualities and identities on …show more content…
Sexual partners are no longer only physical and sexual encounter cannot be reduced to physical intercourse anymore. Considering the definition of heterosexuality, it cannot be reduced to love between two genders. Indeed, a man can have intercourse with other men and yet identifies himself as completely heterosexual (Ward, 2008). In fact, they use sex with other men as a way to re-affirm their masculinity and heterosexuality (416). If men are seeking to have intercourse with masculine archetypes, i.e. white, muscular, masculine, frat boys (419), it is more about convenience than emotions or desire. As they focused on their girlfriends and intercourses they had with woman, they stress misogyny to demonstrate that dude-sex is nothing like queer men since it is their own expression of heterosexual masculinity (421). Indeed, women are invisible for gay men, as they have no attraction to them. Dude-sex is all about absent women that raise their desire (420). These new sexual practices inside the heterosexual culture invite to redefine heterosexuality. But what about bisexuality? A man attracted by women that also enjoy sexual intercourse would be usually defined as so by the society, but it would mean that he is no longer protected by his heterosexual categorization, and then, no longer masculine. As Jane Ward
Love and sexuality have always been thought as a heteronormative point of view. Because of the natural way of reproduction, because of gender roles, because of social norms, the vision of love have been spread as a man and a woman falling in love, marrying each other and having children. Despite the existence of various shapes of sexuality throughout history, every sexuality that goes beyond the conventional morality is considered as deviant, witchcraft or mental illness. For example, homosexuality has always existed, but homosexuals have been hunted as they were seen as non-human. Moreover, homosexuality has been considered as a mental illness until 1973 according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders …show more content…
And yet, homosexuality is only one tiny part of the vast spectrum of sexualities and identities. The aim of this paper is to try to understant, with the help of “Dude-Sex: White masculinities and ‘Authentic’ heterosexuality among dudes who have sex with dudes” by Jane Ward (2008) and “Welcome to the global stage: confession of a Latina cyber-slut” by Juana Maria Rodriguez (2003), how the Internet defies the hegemony of classical heteronormative love by allowing anyone to express their true self. In order to demonstrate that statement, a first part will explore the hegemony of the classical heteronormative love when it comes to loving relationships, and how it is linked to sexual health. Then, a second part will expose how the Internet defies that vision by helping individuals expressing their true self that they would never be allowed or capable to express in the real life, and how it opens spaces for new shapes of sexualities and identities. The conclusion will open on the impact of these new sexualities and identities on …show more content…
Sexual partners are no longer only physical and sexual encounter cannot be reduced to physical intercourse anymore. Considering the definition of heterosexuality, it cannot be reduced to love between two genders. Indeed, a man can have intercourse with other men and yet identifies himself as completely heterosexual (Ward, 2008). In fact, they use sex with other men as a way to re-affirm their masculinity and heterosexuality (416). If men are seeking to have intercourse with masculine archetypes, i.e. white, muscular, masculine, frat boys (419), it is more about convenience than emotions or desire. As they focused on their girlfriends and intercourses they had with woman, they stress misogyny to demonstrate that dude-sex is nothing like queer men since it is their own expression of heterosexual masculinity (421). Indeed, women are invisible for gay men, as they have no attraction to them. Dude-sex is all about absent women that raise their desire (420). These new sexual practices inside the heterosexual culture invite to redefine heterosexuality. But what about bisexuality? A man attracted by women that also enjoy sexual intercourse would be usually defined as so by the society, but it would mean that he is no longer protected by his heterosexual categorization, and then, no longer masculine. As Jane Ward