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Instead, Ward argues, they reveal the fluidity and complexity that characterizes all human sexual desire. The book illustrates that sex between straight white men allows them to leverage whiteness and masculinity to authenticate their heterosexuality in the context of sex with men.

Description Authors Praise Instructor's Guide A different look at heterosexuality in the twenty-first century A straight white girl can kiss a girl, like it, and still call herself straight—her boyfriend may even encourage her. In short, this is cultural studies at its best.

Ward's research suggests she's well on her way to enacting the change she intended with her writing. A straight white girl can kiss a girl, like it, and still call herself straight - her boyfriend may even encourage her. Read Here. You can select specific subjects that match your interests!

Not Gay: Sex Between Straight White Men is a book by Jane Ward, [1] in which the author details the phenomenon of straight-identifying white men seeking out sex with other straight-identifying men despite not identifying as gay, bisexual, or bi-curious.

Jane Ward provides a timely and convincing corrective. Daring, insightful, and brimming with wit, Not Gay is a fascinating new take on the complexities of heterosexuality in the modern era. Summing Up: Essential. This book is certain to change the way that we think about heterosexualitys relations with the homoerotic.

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But can straight white guys experience the same easy sexual fluidity, or would kissing a guy just mean that they are really gay? This provocative book is an attempt to understand that phenomenon. By understanding their same-sex sexual practice as meaningless, accidental, or even necessary, straight white men can perform homosexual contact in heterosexual ways.

The book also skillfully analyzes the often fluid nature of sexuality, race, privilege, and the taboo crossover behavior between sexually active men of opposing preferences. Ward exposes the cultural construct of heterosexuality as it applies to men and women, illuminating the patriarchal and gendered roles assigned to gay and not-gay men and women.

Her argument is that while sexual activity between straight white men does take place, it doesnt mean that the participants are gay. These sex acts are not slippages into a queer way of being or expressions of a desired but unarticulated gay identity.

But can straight white guys experience the same easy sexual fluidity, or would kissing a guy just mean that they are really gay?. Ward illustrates that sex between straight white men allows them to leverage whiteness and masculinity to authenticate their heterosexuality in the context of sex with men.

By understanding their same-sex sexual practice as meaningless, accidental, or even necessary, straight white men can perform homosexual contact in heterosexual ways. A different look at heterosexuality in the twenty-first century A straight white girl can kiss a girl, like it, and still call herself straight—her boyfriend may even encourage her.

[2][3]. The book is about exploring the circumstances under which this situation can be said to arise. Series: Sexual Cultures. For Jane Ward, these sexual practices reveal a unique social space where straight white men can—and do—have sex with other straight white men; in fact, she argues, to do so reaffirms rather than challenges their gender and racial identity.

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