I just saw that CNN has a video report on this story on their website - it contains more contextual information about circumstances. Apparently, the "Art of Dance" is a pole-dancing company that was invited to do a demonstration for (posted to WTF in the U.K.: pole dancing edition)
For anyone interested in a more complex reading of women's objectification, check out Rosalind Gill's great article "From sexual objectification to sexual subjectification." (posted to WTF in the U.K.: pole dancing edition)
thanks Okra, for posting such an interesting discussion point! good stuff. I think that by re-stating the concept in the manner suggested by steven, we shirk responsibility for our own role within the system. If i were to say, "I (posted to Do we have a better word than "privilege"?)
This is an excellent article and I commend the author for sticking out her neck in order to make a point on that email list. I think the word "materially privileged" is most useful because, many of us who are (posted to Do we have a better word than "privilege"?)
I think Steven does a good job of defending his points without being jargony and esoteric - always a breath of fresh air these days. (posted to Do we have a better word than "privilege"?)
I agree with your approach and would have been happy to have a chance to use it. Unfortunately, I did not have this person's private email address (emails are sent out from the list as a whole to all the (posted to Do we have a better word than "privilege"?)
Why do girls have to be portrayed as airheads who fawn over cutesy puppies, kittens and now, mini burgers from Burger King. As I have researched, apparently this isn't the first sexist incindent with Burger King commercials. See "I am (posted to WTF in the U.K.: pole dancing edition)
