I guess my feeling is that since Feminism is all about women deciding for themselves how to actualize themselves, then the only thing I find non-Feminist is a woman doing anything that isn't really them out of pressure from society, (posted to When Blogs Collide: Is Flashing Feminist?)
Stupid ad that wouldn't influence me to consider buying a used BMW, but I just don't like ads that attempt to use sex to sell me something, you know, like almost all ads. But also for me the real disconnect (posted to Today in sexist advertising)
Devil's Advocate Disclaimer Okay, could be McCain as a military man is not unfamiliar at thinking of himself as an ape, and wishes to both poke fun at the sexist idea that women enjoy rape while also making a self-deprecating (posted to McCain: "Isn't rape hilarious?!")
Lori Thanks for your post. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I can see both sides of this argument: 1. On the one hand, being a sex worker, a woman is an entrepreneur taking charge of her sexuality and exploiting men's seemingly unlimited need to (posted to Sex Workers vs. Feminism)
To MetaHara: You make huge assumptions from my comments that I am prejudiced towards sex-workers and sex-work. How far from the truth that is. I also believe that a sex-worker can be a feminist. However, I also believe those "soccer-mums" (posted to Sex Workers vs. Feminism)
AliCat "Soccer mums" are socially acceptable/ mainstream society. Strippers are stigmatized. That is what was being discussed. If you don't want to come off as prejudiced against strippers or sex workers, stop making generalized, sweeping, prejudiced statements. If you want (posted to Sex Workers vs. Feminism)
To i_muse: That "soccer mums" are considered mainstream society and acceptable, and sex-workers are not, hence stigmatized, is exactly the point I was making when I said that in a perfect world, both groups would be accepted without prejudice for (posted to Sex Workers vs. Feminism)
AliCat: "How can sex-work be empowering for women when the overwhelming and prevailing attitude towards them is one of prejudice" Thank goodness I do not look to you or others, let alone the mainstream to feel empowered. I did not (posted to Sex Workers vs. Feminism)
i_muse said, Sometimes, it's nice when people listen to the minority(or subculture) in the room rather than telling us how we should feel, how we should be and how discussing our feelings affects the rest of our minority group (or (posted to Sex Workers vs. Feminism)
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