sawsaw Irigaray

I found the read, "The Sex Which is Not One," by Luce Irigaray to be very inappropriate and vulgar. He goes into great detail about the women's body and gives more information then needed. I was very uncomfortable reading this essay because I feel that it exposed too much of the human body and shined light on things I feel are private. By exposing the women in this essay, Irigaray feels that he is defending the oppression of women's desires and pleasures and trying to show to the world that women are being taken advantage. Although, I do agree with sticking up for women's feeling and emotions and would never want women to be oppressed, I feel that the method Irigaray uses only further exploits women. By using detailed imagery and sexual language women's most private and intimate feelings are being revealed. Irigaray's main point is shown in the last sentence of the essay: "But, if their goal is to reverse the existing order even if that were possible-history would simply repeat itself and return to phallocratism, where neither women's sex. their imaginary, nor their language can exist" (258). This sentence is saying that women will never reach the point where they are free to be themselves and have liberty to express their feelings and desires. I do feel that it is important for women to be their true selves and to be free to express their feelings I feel that what Irigaray is trying to expose is private and should be kept secret. He wants women to be open with their sexuality and be able forward with their desires and yearnings. By doing this, women will only further be adhering to the desires of men. If women become free and open with themselves and their sexuality it will further entice men's sexual desires. I think that what Irigaray is defending should be sacred and something that should be kept private.