In its push to subordinate women, the American right is embracing raunch
Conservatives long promoted a politics of sexual prohibition. Now such morals have been shed in favor of male domination
TL;DR
- The American right has shifted from promoting sexual prohibition to embracing raunch and vulgarity.
- Historically, the left championed public sexuality and reproductive rights, while the right advocated for prohibition.
- The current embrace of raunch and pornography by the right, particularly in the Trump era, is seen as a stylistic change that serves the same goal of subordinating women.
- The article suggests that both the left's historical championing of porn as free speech and the right's embrace of sexual force contribute to the subordination of women.
- The shift is exemplified by various instances, including FBI hiring practices, media personalities, political figures associated with Trump, and a conservative writer's new book on female sexuality.