lecture six - language, communication, and sex

Question 1

what is the phase sexual negotiation used for

Answer 1

to describe the type of communication, about the types of sexual experiences we do and don’t want with a potential sexual partner

Question 2

how does consent frame sexual communication

Answer 2

as involving passive agreement to someone else’s request or desires – as letting someone do something to you, rather than active collaboration

Question 3

what type of ethical problem can be ignored in conversations about sex

Answer 3

contexts in which someone consents to bad sex because they’re accustomed to partners who don’t care about causing them pleasure

Question 4

what does McKinnon argue

Answer 4

pornography encourages sexual objectification and rape

Question 5

what is an example of false consciousness

Answer 5

women may be misguided to desire something that’s actually demanding because they’ve been culturally conditioned to do so

Question 6

what is an issue with suggesting women have a false consciousness

Answer 6

it is failing to actually take them and their choices seriously

Question 7

what is a racial fetish

Answer 7

exclusive or near exclusive preference for sexual intimacy with others belonging to a specific racial out group

Question 8

what is Zheng’s claim on racial fetishization

Answer 8

there is a moral problem with racial fetishes and develops an account of why

Question 9

why does Zheng think there is a moral problem with racial fetishes

Answer 9

the racial preferences are a problem due to over-emphasizing physical traits as a basis for sexual attraction, and that the preferences are all based on stereotypes even if people don’t realize it consciously

Question 10

what are the experiences resulting from racial fetishization

Answer 10

feeling depersonalized of homogenized; treated as replaceable; feeling otherized