A contemporary womanist sexual ethics asks black churchwomen to…

Question Answered step-by-step A contemporary womanist sexual ethics asks black churchwomen to… A contemporary womanist sexual ethics asks black churchwomen to consider Douglas’s question while remembering our contemporary reality in which life-enhancing sex must also be responsible sex. Remembrance of our contemporary context also requires a womanist sexual ethics model to be as responsive as possible; thus it utilizes techniques from faith-based sexuality ministries. I have discussed faith-based sexuality ministries from a critical standpoint. Any adoption of these methods is careful to avoid duplicating any “theocultural malpractice” embedded within.3 It rejects the idealization of a black Christian sexuality that fetishizes abstinence and the constraint of female sexuality by acknowledging the double standard that occurs when women’s sexual autonomy is hindered while men’s sexuality is allowed to flourish. Despite this tendency, faith-based sexuality ministries do offer some significant and valuable lessons for a womanist sexual ethics, namely, the import of accountability, applicability, and accessibility. One of the major contributions of faith-based sexuality ministries is to display a fully functioning accountability network. While women in those ministries use these skills to adhere to a rigid sexual abstinence code, when the skill set is conveyed in womanist sexual ethics it can add support for diverse sexual expressions and sexual relationships. Primarily support and accountability partners are best suited when they are peers and share common life experiences. Peers who accompany women support them by sharing their real experiences, whether being celibate, being sexually adventurous, or pursuing other forms of healthy relationships. This emphasis on shared experience does not necessitate that peers be of the same age. In fact when my older focus group participants waxed nostalgic about times long ago, when church mothers were comfortable pulling young women aside for conversations on relationships and sexual restraint, I cringed at memories of the advice I was given but recognized the Come up w 2 questions after reading this paragraph !! BOOK : Passionate and Pious : Religious Media and Black Women’s Sexuality  Arts & Humanities Religious Studies TH 162 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)