The US political right is reportedly embracing 'raunch, vulgarity, a boorish entitlement to women’s sexual service, and the aesthetics – and, indeed, the business – of pornography', according to Guardian US columnist Moira Donegan. This marks a shift from a previous politics of sexual prohibition.
Under Kash Patel, the FBI will now reportedly hire individuals even if they have a history of hiring prostitutes or having sex with animals. Additionally, right-wing influencer Alex Clark hosted a guest on her talk show who discussed the idea that wives should provide sex for their husbands on demand.
A new advertisement for a sports gambling website, featuring a nude Sydney Sweeney, is being hailed as a victory for the political right. The Tate brothers, who encourage male followers to pursue compulsive sexual conquest and have been accused of sex trafficking and violence, have reportedly been friendly with members of Trump’s circle.
Donegan suggests that while the style has changed from sexual prohibition to a 'pornified culture that celebrates sexual force', the underlying policy goal of making casual, premarital, non-procreative sex dangerous, expensive, and risky for women remains.