Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power
Audre Lorde explores the power of the erotic as a force of empowerment for women, challenging societal suppression and reclaiming the importance of deep, unapologetic feeling in personal and collective liberation.
centraleurasia.orgAs Lorde writes, “Erotic is not only a question of what we do; it is a question of how acutely and fully we can feel in the doing.”4
In sum, we are too busy performing, too busy pleasing, too afraid of failing, to enjoy making love. The sense of our value is at stake in every sexual relation.