The Case Against the Sexual Revolution

De: Louise Perry

Narrado por: Louise Perry

Ditching the stuffy hang-ups and benighted sexual traditionalism of the past is an unambiguously positive thing. The sexual revolution has liberated us to enjoy a heady mixture of erotic freedom and personal autonomy. Right?

Wrong, argues Louise Perry in her provocative new book. Although it would be neither possible nor desirable to turn the clock back to a world of pre-60s sexual mores, she argues that the amoral libertinism and callous disenchantment of liberal feminism and our contemporary hypersexualised culture represent more loss than gain. The main winners from a world of rough sex, hook-up culture, and ubiquitous porn–where anything goes and only consent matters–are a tiny minority of high-status men, not the women forced to accommodate the excesses of male lust. While dispensing sage advice to the generations paying the price for these excesses, she makes a passionate case for a new sexual culture built around dignity, virtue, and restraint.

This counter-cultural polemic from one of the most exciting young voices in contemporary feminism should be listened to by all men and women uneasy about the mindless orthodoxies of our ultra-liberal era.

©2022 Polity Press (P)2022 Louise Perry

Every young woman should read this book

I wish I could say that this is a right-wing religious propaganda, but the author isn't wrong. I don't agree with everything but 90% is spot on.

Must read for young women and mothers of young women .

This echoed much of what I have learned to true, and why I have always rejected the modern definition of feminism. While I do wish it acknowledged the participation of women in the propagation of this culture, I believe the book is completely accurate and every statement made needs to be said, heard and discussed.

Well researched, well written critique of the modern feminist failures

I appreciate the few dive into all things feminist, sexual, and philosophical. She makes a compelling argument for the values of marriage, morality, and love. The author distinguishes their opposites by highlighting the painful and demoralizing affects of hookup culture in women and girls. Highly recommend.

Worth the listen, well thought out

I found several times that the topic discussions were helpful, thought provoking and insightful. thanks

Nice to read in this day and age

Refreshing content. It’s nice to be exposed to stuff other than what is normally shown on social media and the internet lately

Interesting ideas; I listened to it in one day

This brought up some really good ideas and resonated with me as I struggle with sex and desire and the male gaze.

Well thought out points

Louise Perry does an excellent job of laying out her argument for how the sexual revolution not only harmed women, but also society as a whole. She does not advocate for the return of a society where women do not have rights, but instead believes that marriage, monogamy, and childrearing in a traditional way are what is best for children and society as a whole.

Brilliant tretis on modern society

The writer is very wise well beyond her years, a must read for anyone concerned about human flourishing in the modern age.

Important, timely, chillingly persuasive

By the end of the book, it’s amazing how her extensive research and argument comes down to what so long was common sense, should be today, and will be again. Great and important read.

A must-read for young women in general

What the author has to say is something our mothers or grandmothers would have told us too (if we let them), meaning the ideas are not revolutionary but relatively simple. However, in recent times, this does sound radical or too much; hence if you are reading this, you must keep a very open mind.
I loved the author’s authenticity throughout the book. Her words are sharp and can feel eye-opening, thus creating an opportunity to see something for the first time in a different light.
The author made me think. Very well written, and I loved her narration.