To recover and explore agency as the locus of ones existence versus an objectification through the male gaze
There is power in the open celebration of self
Especially for black women... Recovering a sexuality that has been viewed as labor without reward and frequently weaponized against them... Is healing
Also...
She is very good at it...
Like extremely good at vulgarity... I could only dream about being that good at anything
In one person we are forced to think through desire, satisfaction, autonomy, reciprocity, quality, urgency, power dynamics, gaze, femininity, fluidity...
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Please take care to frame the distraction and overall politicalization of critical race theory as a seed of white evangelical Christians continued anti-intellectualism.