Hi,
i think it is more than the physical - sexuality is bound up with so
many other aspects of our lives - finance, the ability not to disclose
personal information, movement, status, being able to connec with peoepls
experiences and understanding of modern sexuality and 'normal' life
cycles, being intimate in different ways to
friendship, and how people perceive the future...all are contextual
to physical attraction....all can be problematic in disability - both
obvious and also remember hidden disability. Other comments on this topic
would be welcome
as it is discussed very little on the forum -
cheers,
Glenn.
On Thu, 8 Apr 1999 [log in to unmask] wrote:
>
> I have just joined your list so hi!
>
> I am interested in the insights that disability studies can bring to
> liberation theory. I come from another field sometimes known as
> ecological feminism. Today I am thinking about the desexualisation of
> disabled people. What parallels can be drawn between this and the
> desexualisation of the aged? Is the desexualisation of disabled
> people an aspect of the' aesthetic oppression' of people with
> disabilities? Sex is commonly represented using stereotypically,
> 'classically attractive' bodies. So is the desexualisation of
> disabled people linked to the marking out of 'visibly disabled'
> bodies as not conforming to hegemonic aesthetic standards? Is
> oppression via aesthetics away into coalition politics between
> disability~gender~'race'~age etc The beauty myth absorbs many....
>
> any thoughts appreciated....
>
> ~Richard Twine
> dept. of sociology
> manchester met. uni
> Ecofeminism on the Web:
> http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/8385/ecofemlinks.html
>
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