A review by krys_kilz
Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good by adrienne maree brown

informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

I wasn't super blown away by this collection. As someone on the ace spectrum, it felt frustrating to have so much of the discussion around pleasure revolve around sex and romantic and/or sexual relationships. This is not to say that there is anything wrong with sex or romantic/sexual relationships, I just would have appreciated if there had been more space given to other forms of pleasure like friendship, platonic relationships, food, etc.

My favorite pieces in this collection were: The Sweetness of Salt by Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Why We Get Off: Moving Towards a Black Feminist Politics of Pleasure by Joan Morgan, Fuck You, Pay Me by Chanelle Gallant, Pleasure after Childhood Sexual Abuse by Amita Swadhin, On the Pleasure of Wardrobe, A Conversation with Maori Holmes and The Pleasure of Deep, Intentional Friendship, A Conversation with Dani McClain and Jodie Tonita. 

"To learn that love is abundant but compatibility is rare."
- Amita Swadhin in Pleasure after Childhood Sexual Abuse
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