ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the author shows that a range of societal factors prevent African women from fully delighting in our own bodies, and this affects our rights to have pleasurable sex. The divinity of sexuality is close to the divinity of death, which is regarded in high esteem. Sexuality has its own gods, goddesses, and in-between gender goddesses. Sexuality is vulgar, but not in the Western sense. Vulgar is blunt, courageous, verbal, and sexual. Physicality and the moving of bodies in dance are very sexual. Being able to do these vulgar, sexual dances, even in high society, is regarded as culture and Haitians are proud of their culture. In one way or the other, Vodoo permeates all aspects of the culture, even among conservative Christian families and high socio-economic groups.
