Sex myth by Brooke magnanti is my new fave.
But then she's had horrible reviews (no wonder). Sorry I just can't agree with anything she says (in fact" I think it's total rubbish) and i don't think 6 months as a high end escort gives you the right to become a "sex expert"
for those not in the know, (doctor) brooke de bunks news headlines and extortionate statistics by using academic, peer reviewed and thouroughly researched arguements. if you want to find out if what she's saying is 'total rubbish' everything is referenced in the bibliography at the back.
she is not claiming to be a 'sex expert' she introduces herslef as a statistical researcher, with an interest in sex. she also mentions in the book how she hates being referred to as a leading sex expert because she doesn't think she is!
the reason i suspect she has had horrible reviews for this book is because people dont like it when the truth isnt as sexual or sensational as they would like and it reveals that women, a majority of the time are in the driving seat of their lives.
the book most interestingly reveals the motivations of companys, newspapers etc behind the headlines and facts and figures and explains how they create public hype in terms of agenda setting and fitting the statistics around their opinions rather than the other way round. great critical thinking and has actually taught me alot in preperation for my third year of uni on how to question everything that is put in front of you.
Diana I don't have a problem with writers making up fiction (that's what most writers too and it's the norm -as long as it's not documentary stuff or biographies-). What bothers me about this woman is that I think she's an opinionated dreamer. How can you be in the sex industry for so long and come up with all that rubbish? Or say things like "woman are not objectified in porn" with a straight face? The title "The sex Myth" is a very pretentious title in a form of "grandeur". The book should have been called "Sex & lies in the media". Sorry, just my opinion.
dont know if you have seen louis theroux's documentaries about male porn stars? that will shed some light on the 'women not being objectified in porn'. but, i must note that i have not had any experience with porn so cannot say from personal experience. when it comes to opinions its important to question everything and be able to back it up with facts and not assumptions.
ps - why the 'bitter' rant?