bad orgasms

"He said, you know I keep hearing people talk about a bad orgasm. He said, there's no such thing as a bad orgasm. We know what that means, he's saying, getting off is getting off, it's always, even when it's not great its good. That sex conceived of as merely physical pleasure is always good even if the conditions under which it's obtained are not optimal. I think the reason to think about that is because number one there we realize there are many bad orgasms in the world. There are orgasms that hurt people especially women and children. So, the first counter to that is no no no there are lots of orgasms that are bad from the point of view from the people upon whos bodies violence is done. But the second thing to challenge men on is what about yourself? What kind of person are you when you have created a sexual identity in which an orgasm in it of itself is adequate to fulfill your needs?

~Robert Jensen
Professor, anti-pornography feminist
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