▁as ▁much ▁of ▁a ▁construct ▁as ▁a ▁" natural ▁sexual ity ". ▁Therefore , ▁Fou ca ult ▁was ▁also ▁critical ▁of ▁the ▁popular ▁disc ourse ▁that ▁domin ated ▁the ▁debate ▁over ▁sexual ity ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁the ▁popular ▁disc ourse ▁argued ▁for ▁a ▁" li ber ation " ▁of ▁sexual ity ▁from ▁a ▁cultural , ▁moral ▁and ▁capital istic ▁opp ression . ▁Fou ca ult , ▁however , ▁arg ues ▁that ▁pe op les ' ▁opinions ▁about ▁and ▁experiences ▁of ▁sexual ity ▁are ▁always ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁cultural ▁and ▁power ▁mechan isms . ▁To ▁" li ber ate " ▁sexual ity ▁from ▁one ▁group ▁of ▁norm s ▁only ▁means ▁that ▁another ▁group ▁of ▁norm s ▁takes ▁it ▁place . ▁This , ▁however , ▁does ▁not ▁mean ▁that ▁Fou ca ult ▁cons iders ▁resistance ▁to ▁be ▁fut ile . ▁What ▁Fou ca ult ▁arg ues ▁for ▁is ▁rather ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁impossible ▁to ▁become ▁completely ▁free ▁from ▁power , ▁and ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁simply ▁no ▁" natural " ▁sexual ity . ▁Power ▁always ▁involves ▁a ▁dimension ▁of ▁resistance , ▁and ▁therefore ▁also ▁a ▁possibility ▁for ▁change . ▁Although ▁Fou ca ult ▁cons iders ▁it ▁impossible ▁to ▁step ▁outside ▁of ▁power - network s , ▁it ▁is ▁always ▁possible ▁to ▁change ▁these ▁networks ▁or ▁navigate ▁them ▁differently . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Fou ca ult , ▁the ▁body ▁is ▁not ▁only ▁a ▁" ob ed ient ▁and ▁pass ive