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“We should prioritize virtue over desire . We should not assume that any given feeling we discover in our hearts (or our loins) ought to be acted upon.”

Book:The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century

Source: The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century

“The libidinous public asks a lot of the women it desires. And when it all goes horribly wrong, as it usually does, this public labels these once-desired women 'crazy' and moves on.”

Book:The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century

Source: The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century

“We should treat our sexual partners with dignity. We should not regard other people as merely body parts to be enjoyed. We should aspire to love and mutuality in all of our sexual relationships, regardless of whether they are gay or straight. We should prioritise virtue over desire. We should not assume that any given feelings we discover in our hearts (or our loins) ought to be acted upon”

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Book:The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century

Source: The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century

“Sex workers can act as sources of sex advice only if we understand sex to be a skillset that must be learned and refined across different partners, with good sex a result not of intimacy but of good technique. In this framing, sex becomes something that one does to another person, not with another person. All of the emotion is drained away”

Book:The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century

Source: The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century