Overview

Viewers spend years laughing, crying, celebrating, and mourning with their favorite TV characters, but when those characters are promiscuous women, different viewers may have very different reactions. Both sexual freedom and sexual shame run deep in the cultural waters, so as TV's promiscuous female characters navigate those choppy waters, what unfolds onscreen--and ultimately shapes--perceptions of promiscuous women as liberated and adventurous, damaged and destructive, or even sick and gross. This work examines fifteen promiscuous female characters and identifies trends in those portrayals--from what motivates their promiscuity to the reproaches they face, the revelations they have, and the redemption it seems they must undergo as a result of their ""slutty"" ways. This book aims not to promote promiscuity but to fight against the stigmatization of promiscuous women, which is a fight against puritanical patriarchy that benefits everyone.

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Author:   Libbie Searcy
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Weight:   0.272kg
ISBN:  

9781476677125

ISBN 10:   1476677123
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   29 February 2024
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction The Cast(aways) Naming Her Without Name-Calling Reading Through Two Lenses Part I. Makings and Motives 1. Stunted Daughters Daddy Issues Mommy Problems 2. Jouissance Junkies Sex as Sedative Sex as Stimulant 3. Societal Outlaws Script Flippers Free Spirits and Big Brains 4. Horny Women and Other Unicorns Wanting Only One Thing Wanting It All Part II. Reproaches, Revelations, and Redemptions 5. The Slut Life The Privileged Two Stigma Fighters Hot Messes and Shit Shows 6. The Risky Life Suffering Violence and Disease Causing Trauma Getting Healthy 7. The Good Life Falling in Love Giving Life Afterword Appendix A. Makings and Motives Character Chart Appendix B. Reproaches, Revelations, and Redemptions Character Chart Episodes Cited Works Cited Index

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Libbie Searcy is an associate professor in the humanities and communication department at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida.

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