No, what I’m saying is, classic shounen-ai works like Kaze to Ki no Uta depict not male or female gendered bodies, not straight or gay absolute opposed essences, but literally Bodies without Organs: ways of generating and moving desire across the stratifications of societies that embody power in particular ways.
This is amazing; that's an awesome connection.
He is unwilling to have sex with the emotionally-shattered Gilbert, but thrilled to lie with him in bed in a hurt/comfort capacity, experiencing a sort of chaste, drifting ecstasy.
In the context of the above, this reminds me strongly of the desire-without-pleasure idea that comes out of masochism in "How Do You Become A Body Without Organs?" I dunno if there's anywhere useful to go with that or not.
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No, what I’m saying is, classic shounen-ai works like Kaze to Ki no Uta depict not male or female gendered bodies, not straight or gay absolute opposed essences, but literally Bodies without Organs: ways of generating and moving desire across the stratifications of societies that embody power in particular ways.
This is amazing; that's an awesome connection.
He is unwilling to have sex with the emotionally-shattered Gilbert, but thrilled to lie with him in bed in a hurt/comfort capacity, experiencing a sort of chaste, drifting ecstasy.
In the context of the above, this reminds me strongly of the desire-without-pleasure idea that comes out of masochism in "How Do You Become A Body Without Organs?" I dunno if there's anywhere useful to go with that or not.
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