The article, “In Search of the Elusive Orgasm” seems to stick with the idea that I believe we have talked about in class before; how people read or see movies, etc. on how things work or how people are supposed to look and so on. The media gives girls a specific image they feel like they must live up to. Magazines paint a picture of the ideal girl in the male brain like movies give girls this perfect guy to search for. In this article, it’s romance novels that give Lisa Miya-Jervis her idea of sex and ‘the big O’. These ideas, images, events, what have you, will always seem simple and easy in text because they aren’t real. Things are very rarely going to be how you imagine them; your husband/wife, your first time, your wedding…they’re all great in your head but many times people let this idea sink in too much then experience disappointment when things don’t turn out exactly as they had originally planned. Not to say these things can’t be amazing experiences, but like in Miya-Jervis’ case, these ideas can stay with you no matter what you do to try to change your mind.
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