Urban erotica displays sex and spirituality as intertwined, offering a view of women as lustful and sexually proactive. This type of fiction even goes further to regulate men to the female gaze. In particular, members of the Black middle class act as gatekeepers of virtue and marginalized women who express a seductive power and sexual dynamism. Karine Steffens released a book titled Confessions of a Video Vixen that caused a stir in the media. Her words challenged the idea that women should not get to explore sexual scripts in the way that men do. Aisha Tyler wrote in her memoir Swerve that women are taught antagonism toward sexuality, which leads them to reinforce the player versus slut paradigm rampant within rap music:. Labeling a woman a slut is away of using sexual reputation as strategy of power to de-legitimize and stabilize female sexual agency.

Cancel anytime. Best Black Women's Erotica 2 showcases the hottest, most arousing and surprising erotic literature by African American women writers. Representing a wide range of styles and voices, these 20 stories offer a steamy assortment of fiction from popular authors, including C. Rhea, Opal Palmer Adisa, R.

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