Taste for Brown Sugar

Miller-Young Mireille Miller-Young

Description

A Taste for Brown Sugar boldly takes on representations of black women's sexuality in the porn industry. It is based on Mireille Miller-Young's extensive archival research and her interviews with dozens of women who have worked in the adult entertainment industry since the 1980s. The women share their thoughts about desire and eroticism, black women's sexuality and representation, and ambition and the need to make ends meet. Miller-Young documents their interventions into the complicated history of black women's sexuality, looking at individual choices, however small-a costume, a gesture, an improvised line-as small acts of resistance, of what she calls "illicit eroticism." Building on the work of other black feminist theorists, and contributing to the field of sex work studies, she seeks to expand discussion of black women's sexuality to include their eroticism and desires, as well as their participation and representation in the adult entertainment industry. Miller-Young wants the voices of black women sex workers heard, and the decisions they make, albeit often within material and industrial constraints, recognized as their own.

Sujets

• Sociologie, société et politique
• USA
• États-Unis

Informations

• Publié par: Duke University Press
• Date de parution: 08 décembre 2014
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780822375913
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 7 Mo

Extrait

A Taste for BROWNSUGAR

A Taste for BROWNSUGAR Black Women in PornographyMireille Miller-Young

Dûé Uéŝ Péŝŝ Dûà à ôô 

©  Dûé Uéŝ Péŝŝ A ŝ éŝéé Pé à ôû à Gàôŝ SA, Bàçéôà, Sà éŝé  Mô Pô  ŝé ïôàô Sŝéŝ, ïç.

à ô Côéŝŝ Cààô--Pûçàô Dàà Mé-Yôû, Méé, – A àŝé ô ô ŝûà  àç ôé  ôôà / Méé Mé-Yôû. àéŝ ç ïçûéŝ ôàçà éééçéŝ à é. Isbn ---- (çô  à. àé) Isbn ---- (.  à. àé) . Pôôàç iŝ—Ué Sàéŝ—ŝô à ççŝ. . Açà Aéçà ôé  ôô çûéŝ. . Açà Aéçà ôô çûé àçôŝ à àçéŝŝéŝ. ï. é. pn. .sm  .′—ç 

Côé à jéàé Péé û é ôû ô Eûôé, Càéŝ, àçé, . Côûéŝ ô jôDàô.çô.

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Contents

pre fac e .Côeŝŝîôŝ ô à Bàç Feîîŝ Açàeîç Pôôàe

ac k n ow L e d g m e n t s 

I n t ro d u c t I o n . Brown Sugar  eôîzî Bàç Wôe’ŝ Sexuà àô î Pôôà

Sepia Sex Scenes  Seçàçeŝ ô Dîfeeçe î Ràçe Pô

Sexy Soul Sisters  Bàç Wôe î e Gôe Eà

Black Chicks  Màeî Bàç Wôe î e Vîeô Eà

Ho Theory  Bàç Feàe Sexuàî à e Côeeçe ô î ô à Pôôà

(Black) Porn Star  Aŝîàîôŝ à Reàîîeŝ î Pô Wô

Behind the Scenes  Côôî Dîŝeôee à Ceàî Càe î Bàç Wôe’ŝ Pô Wô

e pI L o g u e . Behind the Camera  Bàç Wôe’ŝ ïîçî Eôîç ïeeîôŝ

n ot e s  b I b L I o g r a pH y  I n d e x 

PrefaceConessions o a Black Feminist Academic Pornographer

hŝ ŝ é iŝ ôô àôû àç ôé’ŝ àéŝ, éôàçéŝ, à àôŝ  é ô ûŝ. Môŝ ççŝ ô ôôà éçûéŝ é ôŝô ô é àç éàé ôôàç ôûçé ô çôŝûé. S éŝŝ ŝçûŝŝé àé é àŝ  ç àç ôé ôûçéŝ à çôŝûéŝ àé ŝôû éàŝûé, ŝûéç, à àéç  ôôàç ééŝéàôŝ. hŝ ôô àéŝ ô é ôà çàéé ô à àôû ôé ô é ôŝ çôôé- ŝà ûŝéŝŝéŝ (ôôà) ôû é éŝ ô ŝ ôŝ àà ôéŝ (àç ôé). ô ûŝàé é ŝéûà éçôô ï à éŝé, à ô ô- é éàéŝ  à ŝàé ôçàûà ô ŝûà çûûé, ï àé çôŝé ô - çûé àéŝ ô é iŝ, ééŝ, à éôé ï ŝçûŝŝ ôûôû é ôô. ï ôé é éàŝ ô éŝéàç àç ôé  ôôà, ï àé àé ôôû  ŝŝûéŝ ô ééŝéàô, àçŝ, à ôéçé  ôôàç àéŝ. ï àé éé çàé à éé à à ôôàé ô ô ô  àôû é ŝô ô àç ôé’ŝ àéŝ, éôàçéŝ, à ŝé ô  ôôà, û ô ŝô àéŝ ô ŝ ŝô  àôûŝ éŝéàô ôàŝ. ï ŝ à, ï àé ôé à ŝô ô à Sàé Gà àŝ éé “àçàéç ôôàéŝ.” Wé Gà iŝ ûŝé ŝ ôûéà ô ô é çôôà ô é ôéô Véûŝ à éà ééé çéû àçà-ŝçéiç û ô àç éàé ŝéûà, é àŝ àŝô àççûŝé ô é à ôôàé. Gà’ŝ à ûŝ- àé ŝû, ûŝé  é àé ŝéçà ŝŝûé ôCîîçà ïuî ô àûû , à ŝ ô ôôàDîfeeçe à Pàôô(), ŝ- àé àéŝ ô Sààé (Sàà) Bààà’ŝ éàŝ àŝ é éé ŝûé à ééûà ŝŝéçé à éé  éç ŝçéŝŝ. Aôû Gà àŝ àççûŝé ô “ àç ôé ô ŝéûé” 1  ŝô éŝé àéŝ, ŝ ô éôûôé é ŝû ô àç éàé

ŝéûà, ŝ ŝçôéŝ ô àç éŝŝ ô éôé (à àûé àôû) Sàà Bààà’ŝ çôç àŝ ûé ô ééé  ô àçàé ŝéûà à ŝçôûŝéŝ ô àç éàé ŝéûà éàçé.2 Gà éléçé ô é àéé à àçàéç ôôàé  ŝ ôéô ô àŝ Kàà Wàé’ŝ ôôM Côîe, M Ee, M Oeŝŝô, M ôe(). Réŝôŝéŝ ô Wàé’ŝ çôôéŝà à à é ŝà àççûŝàôŝ àôû é ôé àŝ éô-ûéô ô “éàé àéŝ” à àéé ô é àçŝ ô é àûéçéŝ.3 Béçàûŝé ŝ ôô éôûçéŝ à ççûàéŝ àéŝ ô àç ôé  ôôà, éàŝ ô é éàéŝ ééé éé àççôŝé  à àçà- éç ô, ï i ŝé çôŝé Sàé Gà’ŝ éàçé ô é éô- àé é ô ôôàé, à ŝ àûé à é ûŝ ôô à à é- àé  ŝçûŝŝô àôû ŝéûàé àéŝ ô àç ôé, éé  ŝ ŝ à éŝ àûàç. ï ééŝé à ààé é çôé çôôà ô àçé ôû  ôôà, ô ô éà ô ôŝé  é àé, à  ôé ô ûéŝà é éû ôé ô éŝé àéŝ  ôû éŝ. hŝ ŝ ô ô é ô ŝéûàé àéŝ ô àç ôé àé ŝàé  ôôŝ ô éŝŝ, ô ô é  ôûçé à ŝçéà éŝôŝé  é éàé éçàûŝé é ééà à ŝô à à àà ô é àç ô àŝ ôôàç ôéç. ôéé, àŝ à çç ï à ééŝé  çàé  éàéŝ ô ûéŝô é ôàé û éàçô ô é àéŝ. B ôFé  ô ààŝŝ ô ŝ çôôà, ï à ô éôŝé é çôlç à ŝé çôéŝàô. ï à ô ŝô é àŝ  ç é ôéé ôçûŝ ô ŝééôéŝ à àà àéŝ ôéŝ é éôé ôé  é çéàô. hé ŝûà ééŝéàô ô àç ŝéûà ŝ à ôéû çôçé ô àç éŝŝ. ïéé, àç ŝûà àŝŝ çû Kàà Wàé, Rééé Cô, Càé Màé Wééŝ, é Aŝô àŝ, Zàéé Mûô, à Càà Wàŝ ûŝé ŝéûà, à ŝôééŝ é ô ôéŝ,  é à  àŝ à ôçé- û ûàé ô é ôçéŝŝ ô à ŝé àç ŝéûà éçéŝŝà ôéŝ à çôéçé àçà àûà.4 ï ŝ  ŝ çôéçé àçà àûà à àç éŝŝ i ôûŝééŝ ô ô à àûàé ô à àôû ôû ô éàŝûé à ô à ŝé ô àççéŝ ô   à ààŝ à é çôé- ôà ôŝ ô éôàô, àéàô, à ôéçiçàô à àé û é ûé ààçé çààŝ à ŝéûàé àçŝ. ô àççûŝé ŝçôàŝ ô éôûçé ŝéûàé àéŝ ô àç ôé ô é ôôàéŝ ŝ ô ôô à é ô ŝçôûŝé à ô é ŝ àôû é ôé ô àéŝ à ééŝéàô  àç ôé’ŝ éŝ. Mà ééŝ ô é àçàé àé çôçéé à ôû çûûé ŝ ôééé , à éé

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éé , ûôûŝ àéŝ ô àç ôàôô. Béçàûŝé éŝé àéŝ àé ŝô à à ôiàé, é é ô éçàé éŝééŝ, çô ôû é é, çôé éà ô àç ôé’ŝ éŝ. hŝ àé àôû é àà ôé ô àéŝ  ôûà à ôçà çûûé ŝ ŝô ôôû ô àç éŝŝ à  à éà ûŝ ô çéŝô ôûŝééŝ ô éà ô ôé û ôû ôûŝ, àô àôôŝ ô ûé ààé ôû ûà. A ôçŝ ô Açà Aéçà ôé’ŝ éŝéçà iŝ ééé  é àé ééé çéû  ôŝ-éàçàô Cŝà ôé’ŝ àç- ŝ ççéŝ. hŝ “éŝéçà ôçŝ” ŝééŝ ô çôûé é àçŝ ŝééôé ô é àŝçôûŝ à éà àç ôà  ûô à éô à àé ô éé à ŝéûà ôà éôçàé ô à ààçà éà ô éé ûé.5 Bàç ôé àé àéé ô éŝéçà ôçŝ àŝ à ô à éFô ô éŝŝ à ŝàé ééŝéàôŝ à ŝôçà ŝûçûéŝ à çàŝ é àŝ ŝéûà ôŝçûôûŝ, à éçé—àççô ô é àçŝ à ààçà ôç ô Aéçà ŝôçà é—éŝé ô àé, àûŝé, à ŝà. ï àô ô é ôçŝ ô éŝéçà, àç ôé àé éàé à “çûûé ô ŝŝéàçé,” ç Dàéé Cà é éŝçéŝ àŝ àççŝ ô àŝ, ŝéçéç, à ŝàôà ô ŝéûà à àô àç ôé ô ŝé éŝééŝ ô ŝéûà éôàô.6 hé çûûé ô ŝŝéàçé ôûçéŝ à çôà ô ŝéçé àôû àç ôé’ŝ ŝéûà é. héŝé  çûûà à- ôŝ—é ôçŝ ô éŝéçà à é çûûé ô ŝŝéàçé—àé ŝéûà ŝé àŝ ààôûŝ à çôûé ô é ŝéûà ôç ô àç ôé. ï àç çôûéŝ, ôŝé ô éàé ô éŝéçà à ŝŝé- àçé ôçŝ  àçà  ôôàé ô ôçôô ŝéûà- éŝ, çû ûéé, çôàçûà, ô ûç ŝéûà, àé ô çéŝûé. hé àé àççûŝé ô ûé Açà Aéçà çàŝ ô çéŝ à éô àŝé ô ŝéûà éŝéçà, à ô  çàûŝé ô àû ŝ- çôûŝéŝ ô àç àôô. ï ŝ àéô ô éŝéçà-ŝŝéàçé, àç ôé  ôôà—àŝ é àŝ ôŝé ô é àôû —àé ôû ô é ûé ççŝ à çôô ô àç ôé’ŝ ŝéûàéŝ. Péàŝ ô ŝ éàŝô, àç éŝ ççŝ ŝçé é àé ŝ àé àé ŝŝŝé ôôà àŝ éé ôé à àéôûŝ. àç Gàé ôŝŝ à ôôà ŝ “ûà à éà” ô ôé, à A- àà ôà éŝ “ïàéŝ ô àç ôé àé éôé  ôôà à àç ôé àé éôé  ôôàéŝ.”7 Pàçà  Côŝ àŝ- ŝéŝ à àç ôé  ôôà “éô é éŝéçé ô ç à é” à ééé à “ôà àéàé é ô ŝ ŝéààé ô à ô ŝéé ôéŝ ô çôô é ô.”8 Açé Wàé ôŝŝ é çéà ô

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