This week, I’d like to explore the intersection of pleasure and social and environmental justice. Since the verdict on Tuesday, I’ve been thinking about the ways in which the pleasure we experience is tempered by the suffering of others. What does it mean to be a white, upper-middle-class pleasure researcher and advocate in a world with so much systemic injustice? What does it mean to advocate for your own pleasure and others’ when you occupy a place of immense privilege?
Pleasure's Long Shadow
Pleasure's Long Shadow
Pleasure's Long Shadow
This week, I’d like to explore the intersection of pleasure and social and environmental justice. Since the verdict on Tuesday, I’ve been thinking about the ways in which the pleasure we experience is tempered by the suffering of others. What does it mean to be a white, upper-middle-class pleasure researcher and advocate in a world with so much systemic injustice? What does it mean to advocate for your own pleasure and others’ when you occupy a place of immense privilege?