Susie Bright's Sexual State of the Union - Hardcover

Bright, Susie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0684800233 ISBN 13: 9780684800233

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 1997

Synopsis

A close-up look at the most important sexual issues of modern American society examines such topics as sex online, the private lives of political candidates, abortion, AIDS, V-chips, teen pregnancy, and more, calling for a freer, more honest understanding of human sexuality. 75,000 first printing. Tour.

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Review:

In a culture that seems bent on telling us that sex is wrong while at the same time using it to sell us cars and cigarettes, Susie Bright is a breath, no, hurricane of fresh air. Bright--who started her public life with the nom de plume of Susie Sexpert--is intent on telling us that talking about sex isn't just good, it is mandatory for emotional sanity and happiness. Bright is forthright, honest, and amazingly cheerful about sex. No topics are taboo and she speaks from personal experience as well as from her own extensive research. Sexual State of the Union is filled with good news, good advice, and good sense.

From the Publisher:

In this distillation of her outspoken and sometimes painfully honest views, Susie Bright explores the hot-button sexual issues of the day, infusing her discussion with personal anecdotes and keenly drawn observations of the big, bad world of sex.

In the chapter "As Porn as We Wanna Be," Susie blows the lid off the porn debate, challenging us to fess up to our appetites for X-rated entertainment -- and to recognize the societal changes those appetites require. "Famous athletes and courtroom defendants have moved into prime-time pornographic amateur hour, " she observes. "Al Capone could never have dreamed of this, but O.J. may have to soon." In "The Vibrator Clerk Chronicles," she unearths the buried truth about fantasies -- what makes them so forbidden, powerful, and necessary. In "Talking in the Dark," she offers first-hand analysis of the student-initiated sexual behavior policy that created such an uproar at Antioch College -- and reveals whether students really follow it. (A hint: "Forget about asking anyone's consent; you couldn't hear a bloody thing above the music.") In "I'll Never Forget You," Susie divulges her experiences with a sex match made via the Internet -- asking us to confront our fears about technology, intimacy, and the appeal of anonymous sex.

Throughout, Susie pushes out the borders of propriety until they blur, become irrelevant, and downright stifling in the face of our inherent need to touch and be touched. Passionately, accessibly, and with her inimitable hip-chick charm, Susie lays outs with her no-holds-barred argument for a freer, more honest, and ultimately healthier understanding of sexuality, gender, desire, ecstasy, love and power -- and she will forever change the way you think about sex.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0684800233
• ISBN 13: 9780684800233
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256