Thanks! You're right that it doesn't matter what the actual physical characteristics are. I just kept hearing/reading 'interesting' and was bewildered as to what would make one person's interesting since women's parts come in all shapes and sizes! I did (posted to Kim Kardashian: Present Day Venus Hottentot)
Yes, her parts were put on display at a museum after her death until they were returned to where she was born and properly buried. (posted to Kim Kardashian: Present Day Venus Hottentot)
Thanks for this! I went to a restaurant like this a few weeks ago and found myself thinking the exact same thing. Glad that you are questioning things instead of taking them for granted. (posted to Teppanyaki/hibachi chefs)
You should check out Margaret Cho's blog/books/videos where she discusses this very topic. I wrote my women's studies capstone paper in undergrad about this. I think it's great that the belly can be turned back into a source of pride (posted to Musings on Feminism and Belly Dancing)
Probably on the order of millions of years. We primates seem to be a largely patriarchal group of animals (with a few exceptions like gibbons, some of the lemurs, and the bonobo), and most of the other great apes are (posted to Origins of Oppression)
The specific body part in question, the butt, is strongly associated not just with women but with women of color. Reducing women of color to this specific body part has historically been done as a way to compare them to (posted to Kim Kardashian: Present Day Venus Hottentot)
"I am so sick of people bringing up that study that traditional wives are happier in their marriages. " And I'm sick and tired of hearing about how they're not. Guess that makes us even. "Traditional wives are happier because (posted to 'One of the Guys' Privilege)
