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• Wow, that's a really surprising response coming from a feministing reader. We don't accept popular actors saying or doing misogynistic things because they are "good in movies" or there's "not much else in theatres." I'm not sure why it's OK
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• I'm sorry, this was supposed to be in response to Notoriously Mandy.
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• Not what I meant, and I'm sorry I didn't phrase it in the way I meant it. What I meant to say was, "this is a person who I have heard loudly condemn misogynistic media messaging and will proclaim herself
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• I'm not talking about sexually explicit lyrics, I am talking about misogynistic lyrics. "Ima own that pussy" is clearly a man dominating a woman not a woman enjoying a sex act.
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• I'm more than aware that not every LGBT space is a safe space. However, I'm the president of the group that put on the dance and, because it is an extension of the group, was supposed to follow the same
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• Please do not use the term "lame" in this manner. Here is a link explaining why it is problematic: http://disabledfeminists.com/2009/10/12/ableist-word-profile-lame/ (posted to I can't be the only person feeling this way )
• Yeah, I've been deemed the Ruiner of Songs among my friends for actually paying attention to the lyrics. In my small circle, it's fine- they know I'm not going to stop and they're friends with me for who I am. (posted to I can't be the only person feeling this way )
• I agree that "sex-positive" and "misogynistic" are separate concepts that should not be confused. I don't agree that the OP confused them, and I don't agree that the song s/he posted as an example is so clearly on the sex-positive (posted to I can't be the only person feeling this way )
• See, I just disagree here. The filet mignon line is a verbal pun about eating with relish, not about turning the woman into a piece of meat. And the "like you 'posed to" line is in clear reference to skillful (posted to I can't be the only person feeling this way )
• Well I still disagree, but this is derailing so let's table it. If you want to make the topic of misogynistic vs sex-positive song lyrics its own post, I'd be happy to follow you there and hash it out more. (posted to I can't be the only person feeling this way )

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