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Refusing Compulsory Sexuality: A Black Asexual Lens on Our Sex-Obsessed Culture by Sherronda J. Brown
19 reviews
biobeetle's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Acephobia/Arophobia, Racism, and Misogyny
Moderate: Homophobia and Rape
Minor: Sexual violence and Violence
chamomiledaydreams's review against another edition
5.0
Additionally, it explains the concept of chrononormativity to demonstrate how society expects everyone to reach certain milestones at specific points in their lives. Queer people challenge this concept for many reasons. For instance, a closeted lesbian might not be able to date and explore her sexuality until well into her twenties, while her straight peers have likely been at this for over a decade. Similarly, but even more queerly, asexual people often never hit these milestones at all, especially if they are averse to sex and romance.
Sherronda J. Brown also discusses the conflicting sexual stereotypes that apply to Black aces. They talk about the history of anti-Black racism and how hypersexuality remains a Black stereotype to this day, which can make it especially difficult for Black aces to be believed or for their asexual identities to be legible to others.
I have identified as ace for over a decade now, and I am thrilled that ace scholarship such as this book exists. It validates many of my own experiences at the same time that it opens my mind to concepts and trends that I was not previously aware of. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in thinking more critically about asexuality and treating it like you would any other identity in queer studies. I wish I had been assigned texts like this when I was in school!
Moderate: Sexism, Colonisation, Racism, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Acephobia/Arophobia, Slavery, and Rape
Minor: Police brutality
peggy_racham's review against another edition
4.75
Minor: Sexual harassment, Slavery, Biphobia, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Outing, Forced institutionalization, Acephobia/Arophobia, Body shaming, Medical trauma, Addiction, Racism, Violence, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Hate crime, Rape, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia
courtneyfalling's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Acephobia/Arophobia
Moderate: Sexual violence and Racism
ghosthermione's review against another edition
5.0
And then i put so much pressure on myself about doing the book justice that I ended up never writing that review.
The gyst of it is, this book should be compulsory reading. Especially for anyone interested in sexuality, race, gender, and the intersection of the three. It felt like it was articulating things I somehow knew but hadn't quite been able to put words to. And then went deeper than that into aspects I'd not even begun to consider.
Moderate: Transphobia, Rape, Acephobia/Arophobia, Racism, Colonisation, Misogyny, and Sexual violence
workingdaley's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Racism
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexism, Fatphobia, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Slavery, Sexual harassment, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Biphobia, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Lesbophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Hate crime, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Colonisation, and Transphobia
maddramaqueen's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Sexual violence, Racism, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Sexism, Rape, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Body shaming, Homophobia, Slavery, Outing, Physical abuse, and Colonisation
Minor: Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Ableism, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Biphobia, Classism, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Pandemic/Epidemic, Abortion, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, and Transphobia
kylieqrada's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Slavery, and Acephobia/Arophobia
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Minor: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Biphobia
jayisreading's review against another edition
4.75
I did find the book a little repetitive after the first few chapters, but for those who have little to no familiarity with asexuality (and, relatedly, aromanticism), I would absolutely recommend this book as your starting point.
Graphic: Acephobia/Arophobia, Racism, Slavery, and Misogyny
Moderate: Rape, Transphobia, and Sexual violence
Minor: Police brutality, Death, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Suicide
cedence's review against another edition
5.0
The book focuses in on asexual people who do not experience sexual attraction at all.
The book focuses on US history and context.
This book will show you the clear ties between white supremacy, the patriarchy and capitalism to racism, queerphobia, and compulsory sexuality. It will share with you how black sexuality has been forced, shaped and willfully misinterpreted by white supremacy agendas. It will also contain testimonies of lived black asexual experiences. And it will end on a positive note on the futures of asexual people.
Loved it.
Graphic: Sexual violence, Acephobia/Arophobia, Racism, Misogyny, Classism, Colonisation, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual content, and Slavery