First appeared in the Boston Book Review.
(Date approximate).
Susie Bright is a performance artist, author of books about
sexual politics and sexual mores, editor of anthologies of erotica, and columnist
for Salon, Her newest book is "Full Exposure Opening up to Sexual
Creativity and Erotic Expression."
Titillation
makes an art form out of teasing
-- and teasing is perfectly sweet, but it can never be called satisfying
eroticism, because its very nature is to withhold what we dream of and place it
permanently out of reach. . . .
Commercial
titillation has the gimmicky personality that fits perfectly with our obsession
with making real sexual pleasure either an enigma or a sham. Titillation is the
American standard: first offer a peek, then slap the hand that seeks to touch.
"Full
Exposure Opening up to Sexual Creativity and Erotic Expression."