This was interesting because it challenged me and my preconceptions about women engaged in BDSM. It wasn’t what she said on the EA Games issue, all of which I agree with: this objectifies women, ‘Booth Babe’ is a demeaning term, it encourages sexual harassment not just of the ‘Booth Babes’ but all women attending ComicCon etc.
There are two things that I find challenging about this: empowered feminists being sexually submissive and BDSM models criticising the objectification of women.
Step 1: Don't dismiss the cognitive dissonance.
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Hmm...I haven't made it through the whole piece (which is going to make the next three hours of class a sheer hell), but I think I am going to have to take a short pause from my series on moral relativism to write about this one. I think that Naomi addresses some very important issues in a very well reasoned and concise fashion.
I have felt for a very long time, that it is actually somewhat misogynistic to presume to think that any individual women can be chastised for how her actions reflect on other women. And I think this is especially important when it comes to addressing sexuality.
Guys do get the same pressure, DuWayne, although I think it's generally not spoken quite as clearly.
What is different for women, in my observations, is the degree to which the life/personality/behavior options we're expected to choose between are dichotomous. Buffet-style doesn't go over well, probably because it makes us harder to categorize.
Oh I know it Stephanie - know it and will totally be integrating it into my post.
As an aside, my classes were cut short - psych didn't happen today - YAY!!
All right - I posted it...
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