We had always segregated sex from feeling and from intellectual love, so you were either pure and virtuous, as Nassrin's uncle had said, or dirty and fun. What was alien to us was eros, true sensuality.
📖 Azar Nafisi
In "Reading Lolita in Tehran," Azar Nafisi reflects on the cultural divide regarding sexuality and emotion. She describes a rigid perspective where society forces individuals to choose between being pure and virtuous or engaging in sexuality deemed dirty. This binary view limits the understanding of deeper human connections and intimacy.
Nafisi argues that this separation leads to a lack of appreciation for true sensuality and eros, which incorporates both emotional depth and intellectual love. She highlights the importance of embracing a holistic view of relationships that transcends societal constraints.
