ual , ▁les bian ▁and ▁separ at ist ▁point ▁of ▁view , ▁respectively , ▁seeing ▁er otic ism ▁as ▁both ▁a ▁political ▁force ▁and ▁cultural ▁critique ▁for ▁marg inal ized ▁groups , ▁or ▁as ▁Mario ▁V arg as ▁L l osa ▁summar ized : ▁" E rot ic ism ▁has ▁its ▁own ▁moral ▁just ification ▁because ▁it ▁says ▁that ▁pleasure ▁is ▁enough ▁for ▁me ; ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁statement ▁of ▁the ▁individual ' s ▁so vere ig nt y ". ▁ ▁Aud re ▁Lor de , ▁a ▁Car ib bean - American ▁writer ▁and ▁out - sp oken ▁femin ist ▁tal ks ▁of ▁the ▁er otic ▁being ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁power ▁being ▁specific ▁to ▁females . ▁ ▁" There ▁are ▁many ▁kinds ▁of ▁power ▁[...] ▁The ▁er otic ▁is ▁a ▁resource ▁within ▁each ▁of ▁us ▁that ▁lies ▁in ▁a ▁deeply ▁female ▁and ▁spiritual ▁plane , ▁firm ly ▁root ed ▁in ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁our ▁un ex pressed ▁or ▁un recogn ized ▁feelings ". ▁In ▁" The ▁Us es ▁of ▁the ▁E rot ic " ▁within ▁Sister ▁Out s ider , ▁she ▁discuss es ▁how ▁er otic ▁comes ▁from ▁sharing , ▁but ▁if ▁we ▁suppress ▁the ▁er otic ▁rather ▁than ▁recognize ▁its ▁presence , ▁it ▁takes ▁on ▁a ▁different ▁form . ▁R ather ▁than ▁enjo ying ▁and ▁sharing ▁with ▁one ▁another , ▁it ▁is ▁object ifying , ▁which ▁she ▁says ▁transl ates ▁into ▁ab use ▁as ▁we ▁attempt ▁to ▁hide ▁and ▁suppress ▁our ▁experiences . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : H