tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592381921330234720.post8308852761040857863..comments2023-06-08T04:03:04.494-07:00Comments on Foreplay and Fangs: Talking Shop: Sexual Identity and StorytellingBrantwijnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07198295175498977087noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592381921330234720.post-29412885869112289852015-03-04T07:43:11.717-08:002015-03-04T07:43:11.717-08:00I enjoy the idea of power expressed through homoer...I enjoy the idea of power expressed through homoeroticism. You could draw many parallels there between men's approach to expression of power through their sexuality in relation to the primary gender they pursue (perhaps objectify? It would be interesting to see what this gender divide does in terms of defining beauty ideals or boundaries). Is it stereotypical to depict men defining power through sexuality while women nurture and bond? Perhaps...but in exploring these inclinations you have the opportunity to question and perhaps even challenge these archetypal lines. What becomes of the transgendered? What about individuals whose sexuality conflicts with the expected societal norms? The question is not necessarily where you start, but where you go.Brantwijnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07198295175498977087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592381921330234720.post-5381068610964778942015-03-04T05:10:58.413-08:002015-03-04T05:10:58.413-08:00Very interesting and thought provoking piece - I e...Very interesting and thought provoking piece - I explore sexuality and gender in most of my writing but only in my next novel do I explore using sexuality as a power tool; but in a structured society divided totally and completely along gender lines. The matriarchy bond and stratify their society sexually, whereas the patriarchy are more immersed in the expression of power in homoeroticism. Am I being stereotypical in my gender divide? I might be...Faberge's Thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12782064660095493149noreply@blogger.com