Comments | corsakti: feminism, web 2.0mg and yh

corsakti

feminism, web 2.0mg and yh

Jul 27, 2006 18:30

i was recently informed i'm a misogynist, and hurting womenkind. and, gals who wear heels or makeup or are aroused by power-play in the confines of their own bedroom are sexist morons. conveniently there was a web 2.0 logo parody collaboration taking place at that time. yielding classic results, i might add. it was within these contexts that ( Read more... )

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anonymous July 28 2006, 03:11:48 UTC

Yikes!

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corsakti July 28 2006, 05:05:45 UTC

hehe good point. some of them were done in that ilk though ;)

oh, please. ohamber July 28 2006, 17:34:09 UTC

i'm of the mind that feminism doesn't encompass only one type of woman. and isn't the point to break out of boxes? i am a feminist but i do not intend to conform to someone else's idea of what that means.

go on with your heeled, made up hottness, woman!

indeed. corsakti July 28 2006, 18:48:53 UTC

i consider myself a feminist as well. i wondered why some of the people i've encountered have such a negative reaction to the word. but its because of people like her. a woman should feel free to wear (and do, sexually) whatever makes her feel comfortable at any given time. and of course we need to leave that up to each individual to determine what that means. i am not even the 'made-up' type.. but for her to condemn everyday women who apply lip gloss once in awhile is absurd. furthermore, what consenting adults do in privacy is no one else's business. to think that we should curb what we wear and/or do simply because it may be attractive to men, seems to suggest the male reaction ultimately dictates our definition of right and wrong. what psuedo intellectual hypocrisy. ;P

any color you want - as long as it's black... ace_combs July 28 2006, 21:23:19 UTC

monolithic. that's the word. while railing against the injustice that members of a particular group have suffered as a result of prejudice, there are those who set themselves up as spokesmen/women for the group - disallowing any contrary opinion/perspective ( ... )

ex_muzer409 July 29 2006, 04:00:09 UTC

I think feminism of the 60s & 70s made serious, serious tactical errors by veering off from burning the constraining undergarments and letting tits be tits, into a strangely perverse strategy of emulating/aping and in effect worshiping all the worst things about stereoytypical male behavior. They didn't celebrate and support the stereotypical female abilities to be effervescent in the face of anything, and of encompassing the big-picture and little-pictures simultaneously, and see the ends and means as one and the same. Instead they wanted to wear suits and have bigger dicks...all the stupid shit they were supposedly trying to subvert ( ... )

corsakti July 29 2006, 20:20:29 UTC

i agree with a lot of the above. i think a lot of this extreme brand of 'feminism' has done more harm for the cause than good. it takes attention away from whats important to fight for (from equality in the workplace to our right to choose) and widens the gap, makes people turn away and shake their heads at the cockamainy idea of 'feminism'. it angers me.

in any event have you seen the family guy episode with 'miss ironbox' the feminist? the aforementioned woman reminds me of her.

ex_muzer409 July 29 2006, 20:41:09 UTC

I don't think I've seen ANY Family Guy. Is that one of the new cartoons? I'm way behind on my tv-watching. Thank goodness they put whole seasons on DVD now.

Maybe I can find Miss Ironbox on youtube! I like even just the name.

I just noticed I called you a nuevo feminista. How sexist of me! (And I was even more sexist in my accusing all men of being lazy whiners--NEVER happened. ;D) (I was having a bad-man day, but one of them redeemed them all today.)

ex_muzer409 July 29 2006, 04:05:22 UTC

PS: I just saw "Prada" and loved it! (With one tiny caveat.)