"I wanted to shout to the world that we, too, are sexual beings": Feminist journalism and post-Me Too erotica

Abstract

This article examines the relationship between feminist journalism and eroticism in the context of the so-called “fourth wave” of feminism. It analyzes how feminist media—especially Píkara Magazine—critically interrogate modes of representing female sexuality and prevailing discourses on desire and pleasure in the post–Me Too landscape. Framed as an essayistic inquiry grounded in feminist cultural critique, the text draws on journalistic materials produced between 2019 and 2024 in Spain and Argentina. From this perspective, it shows how feminist journalism helps renew debates around bodily autonomy, the expression of desire, and the politics of pleasure.