And yet most of the disagreement has to do with ideas about sex, power and the function of social movements — disputes that have divided feminists for decades. And there have always been radical feminists, who want to see the system upended. In fact, the most famous radicals were Second Wave feminists, and some of their work provided the blueprint for #MeToo. The issue of consensual yet joyless and unsatisfying sex was the same one my mom and her friends were grappling with 50 years ago. For such a movement, the history of Second Wave pro-sex feminism should serve as both North Star and cautionary tale.

Source: New York Times February 16, 2018 16:35 UTC