Pornography and Society in the film The Piano Teacher by Michael Haneke In 2001, Michael Haneke directed a film called, The Piano Teacher based on a book by Elfriede Jelinek. Haneke portrays to the viewer as not railing against pornography, per se, but railing against its impact as generated by men or, moreover, by a capitalist-patriarchal society. This similar modality of thinking was introduced by Linda Williams in 1989, in which she “...moves beyond the impasse of the…
at a a private club in Los Angeles called “The Swingers” a nightclub know to sponsor parties for the promotion of diverse sexual activities for its members. Officer Berk , was undercover at one of the parties,witnessed Mrs Pettit, give three men fellatio(oral sex) within in a one hour period. This lead to Pettit getting arrested and charge with oral copulation. Pettit agreed to a plea bargain and pleaded guilty to misdemeanor of outraging public decency. In the aftermath of the incident ,…
In the Feminist Ethnography book, the authors have raised the question; If it possible for a feminist to be an ethnographer? And as a woman who considered herself a feminist I have faced some issues, with certain subjects. I understand that part of being an anthropologist (which I am not) is to try to understand certain things within its cultural context. However, most of the discussions we had in class were about issues and people who struggle to have “some” rights, or recognition within their…
8 Rules of Oral Etiquette You Need to Know Manners maketh man, even in oral sex. Just ‘cause you feel so animalistic and superior does it mean that you won’t consider your partner’s feelings, comfort, and whether she really wants to give you head or not. For one, don’t be entitled to believe that a blowjob is something she’s required to do. It’s not a sexual obligation. Even sex isn’t an obligation. Thinking that it is means there’s already something wrong with your beliefs and expectations. To…
Literature thus becomes a stage of conflict in Dracula, as adverse reactions to the emergence of the New Woman depart from Mina herself. She first references the concept after going out to tea with her best friend Lucy Westenra, in which she believes “[they] should have shocked the ‘New Woman] with [their] appetites. Men are more tolerant, bless them!” (Stoker 123). Mina refers to a separate class of writers linked to this movement, which she supposes “will some day start an idea that men and…
she comes home. He takes the kids out for a movie and tells her to end things with Milton for good. When she calls Michael to tell him it’s over, he insists on driving to her house. Once outside, Helen joins him in the car and complies to give him fellatio because he promised to leave if she did. While Helen is busy at work, Garp pulls into the driveway in his usual fashion and collides into Milton’s car. As a result, Milton loses part of his penis. More more horrifyingly, Walt dies…
In 2001, Michael Haneke directed a film called, The Piano Teacher. Haneke’s view, as conveyed to the viewer, is not to rail against pornography, per se, but to rail against its impact as generated by a capitalist-patriarchal society. This stems from a similar modality of thinking introduced by Linda Williams in 1989, in which she “...moves beyond the impasse of the anti-porn/anti-censorship debate to analyze what hard-core film pornography is and does…” (Slade 656). Haneke’s method is…
They go to a gay hook-up spot for James to find a man to give fellatio to, but he can't go through with it and tells Darnell (in front of the other curious and interested gay men) that he will keep going and do whatever it takes to "get hard." James starts to work out harder and faster, makes shivs, and learns "keistering"…
Megan Carpentier, the author of The Year Hip-Hop Invented Sex, failed to support her thesis in a well written manner. However, her main point is correct and describes an undeniable modern revolution amongst Hip Hop and R&B music. Hip-Hop artists have recently changed the meanings behind their blunt and explicit lyrics. In the article The Year Hip-Hop Invented Sex, Megan Carpentier describes the pre-revolution and specific details of this iconic year. According to Carpentier, before sex was…
Vampires, werewolves, and monsters of all kinds have been prevalent in the horror genre, but the monstrous-feminine is comparably different. Whereas male monsters shock and terrify the audience through violence and bodily transformations, the female monster is horrifying in relation to her sexuality. The horror genre has frequently perpetuated patriarchal ideologies with scenes objectifying women using the ‘male gaze’ and punishing women for any kind of sexuality. Brian de Palma’s 1976 film…