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Foucault vi: philosophy of pleasure

In the previous two posts I discussed how Foucault advocated the de-genitalization of pleasure. This is to say that he believes that many other possible sources of sexual pleasure should be considered. Examples of practices that use de-genitalized sexual pleasure … Continue reading

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Foucault v: fisting, aka “anal yoga”

Today I am continuing on the same topic. Foucault understands pleasure to be something that should not be solely understood as necessarily involving genitals and/or orgasm. Halperin gives a fascinating description of fisting as an effective illustration of a pleasurable act … Continue reading

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Foucault iv: Philosophy and S/M

This is really interesting stuff. Let’s get to it: I don’t think that this movement of sexual practices has anything to do with the disclosure or the uncovering of S/M tendencies deep within our unconscious, and so on. I think … Continue reading

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