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Haze Him! White Heteromasculinity, Anal Resiliency & the Erotic Spectacle of Repulsion

A lecture by Gender Studies Guru Jane Ward in NYC

Jane Ward’s book Not Gay: Sex Between Straight White Men has been around the literary circuit since early August, and been featured in such trusted sources as New York Magazine, Huffington Post, and of course GAYLETTER. The book largely focuses on sexual acts between white, straight men and examines how these acts “allow them to leverage whiteness and masculinity to authenticate their heterosexuality. By understanding their same-sex sexual practice as meaningless, accidental, or even necessary, straight white men can perform homosexual contact in heterosexual ways.” I’m sure you’re all dying to read it for obvious reasons. Who doesn’t like an educational analysis that also serves as soft core porn?

 
Tonight, November 10th, The Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality at NYU presents Haze Him! White Heteromasculinity, Anal Resilience, and the Erotic Spectacle of Repulsion. The talk, by Ward, “examines the function and effects of homosexual contact in the hazing rituals of the United States military. Juxtaposing documented military hazing rituals with scenes of hazing in the widely popular series of “reality” internet porn, HazeHim.com, Ward considers how male-male anal penetration has been framed as a practice of hetero-masculine resilience, one to be suffered with performative repulsion and endurance.”

 

It sounds like a fantastic lecture to sit in on, and I’m sure it will be jam-packed with every kind of person imaginable. Be sure to brush up on your politically correct lingo, and leave your privilege at the door.

 

FREE, November 10, 6:30PM, 19 West 4th St. Room 101