Desilicious: Sexy. Subversive. South Asian.
Published in 2003 (Arsenal Pulp), Desilicious: Sexy. Subversive. South Asian. is a collection of contemporary erotic writing by South Asian writers--typically young adults. The collection challenges polarized stereotypes of South Asian peoples as either hypersexual inheritors of the Kama Sutra or repressed victims of arranged marriages. The collection explores a range of culturally-mediated engagements with sexuality, including entanglements with the many arms of racism and patriarchy. The title of the collection is inspired by the word "desi"-- a colloquial term for people of South Asian that polite non-Desi people should avoid loosely using -- and Destiny Child's ever-moving melody "Bootylicious." The editors of this collection have been delighted that this work has not-uncommonly been included in LGBTQ+ book lists. Co-editors at The Masala Trois Collective were Zenia Wadhwani and Deborah Barretto.
Year of Publication: 2003Gurbir Singh Jolly