What is sexy? May as well ask how long a piece of string is. Few things, it seems, are as flexible and myriad as our attitudes towards sex. And yet – from a textual perspective – it seems impossible merely to ‘have’ it. Either sex is sandwiched between a kiss and cut away to breakfast, a fade out or the end of a chapter, or it’s a statement of some kind. The very fact of our seeing sex says something about it – which gender is dominant? How is this different from other sex we have seen? Is it conservative, or radical? Is it a metaphor?
Talking About Sex
What is sexy? May as well ask how long a piece of string is. Few things, it seems, are as flexible and myriad as our attitudes towards sex. Patrick Garson explores the proverbial 'length' of 'The Erotica Project.
12 Jan 2005
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