Typical. "not scared," who makes excuses for imagery which portrays violence against women, apparently can't read since s/he tries to turn around the point of this article from "condoing preying upon women is unacceptable" to "sexy art is dirty."
"Prude?" I think it is funny how quickly that epithet flies out of some people's mouth whenever someone remotely challenges *any* instance of the exploitation of women. The whole idea of "prude" (translation: "She's not giving me sex.") is a male-oriented, moralistic construct, as is "slut" ("She's giving other guys sex instead of me!"), "nymphomaniac" ("Shit! This woman can sexually outlast me!") and "bitch" ("This woman's got balls!") Think about it. Why are there virtually no male corrollaries for these terms?
Many (though not all) men, past and present, have attempted to own female sexuality. Sometimes it has taken the form of having unequal standards dress standards or controlling what women do with their bodies; the other extreme includes "allowing" women sexual freedom, so long as they serve (some) men's sexual desires without question. The moment someone starts to even question if something might be harmful or degrading to women, watch the gender-based epithets fly!
Funny. 'not afraid' accuses others of making moralistic judgements about sex ("sexy art is dirty?"), but s/he is actually the one making moral pronouncements.
Being Attacked Isn't Sexy
Date Edited: 13 Aug 2005 06:01:08 PM
"Prude?" I think it is funny how quickly that epithet flies out of some people's mouth whenever someone remotely challenges *any* instance of the exploitation of women. The whole idea of "prude" (translation: "She's not giving me sex.") is a male-oriented, moralistic construct, as is "slut" ("She's giving other guys sex instead of me!"), "nymphomaniac" ("Shit! This woman can sexually outlast me!") and "bitch" ("This woman's got balls!") Think about it. Why are there virtually no male corrollaries for these terms?
Many (though not all) men, past and present, have attempted to own female sexuality. Sometimes it has taken the form of having unequal standards dress standards or controlling what women do with their bodies; the other extreme includes "allowing" women sexual freedom, so long as they serve (some) men's sexual desires without question. The moment someone starts to even question if something might be harmful or degrading to women, watch the gender-based epithets fly!
Funny. 'not afraid' accuses others of making moralistic judgements about sex ("sexy art is dirty?"), but s/he is actually the one making moral pronouncements.
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