Even Ariel Levy, author of Female Chauvinist Pigs, which criticized the rise of raunch culture (i.e. “the machine”) in America, told Susie Bright, “The whole point of sex radicals is to explore new and different and more creative ways to represent— and to have— sex.” And yes, in case you’re wondering, I do consider myself a sex radical. What concerns Levy are not women who are openly and publicly sexually expressive (like the triple threat Bright) but women “who weren’t prioritizing their own desires [and] were only automatically re-enacting what they saw around them.” In other words, intent matters.