No, the issue is NOT that the images are "sexy," but that the women in these images are consistently disempowered and made to look helpless and/or vulnerable.
If this were a "cheesecake" photo of Jane Mansfield or a similar sexy star of the era, it would be somewhat different. Why? Because those images imparted sexuality without the female subject being harrassed or attacked. They often even gave the impression that she was wholly comfortable with and in control of her sexuality.
The images on the wall at Seabright Brewery seem only to consist of the images that disempower.
Re:Sexy Art is Dirty?
Date Edited: 13 Aug 2005 07:40:47 AM
If this were a "cheesecake" photo of Jane Mansfield or a similar sexy star of the era, it would be somewhat different. Why? Because those images imparted sexuality without the female subject being harrassed or attacked. They often even gave the impression that she was wholly comfortable with and in control of her sexuality.
The images on the wall at Seabright Brewery seem only to consist of the images that disempower.
I hope you can recognize the difference.
internetdump.com/users/eldacur/Cheesecake-1.5-Classics.html
www.btinternet.com/~brmerc/Pinup1.html
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