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Kathryn Hahn’s Funny, Sensual Portrayals of Female Desire
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When it comes to its treatment of female protagonists, Hollywood hasn't exactly been a paragon of sex positivity. We did, after all, somehow get three installments of Fifty Shades — a film series that portrays a completely problematic BDSM relationship. They enjoy sex a lot. And lucky for us, there are a handful of films that actually understand this and represent female sexuality in a positive way. For example, these 15 films, all of which show women taking ownership of their sex lives. You get that big O, ladies.
The poignant stills, gritty undercover footage, and squirm-worthy interviews with those who surround these young women weave together a narrative that pulls few punches but demands viewers' attention. The storytelling and visual composition alone make this film absolutely captivating. The viewer, however, gleans a desire for them to exist outside that industry; to effectively end, not just document, that cycle of abuse. Mimi Chakarova.
The belief that men are more likely to get turned on by sexual images than women may be something of a fantasy, according to a study suggesting brains respond to such images the same way regardless of biological sex. Writing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , Noori and his colleagues report how they came to their conclusions by analysing the results of 61 published studies involving adults of different biological sex and sexual orientation. The subjects were shown everyday images of people as well as erotic images while they lay inside a brain-scanning machine.