tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522232293231604653.post5496654649917850953..comments2023-10-23T13:53:52.516-07:00Comments on SuperHero Lunchbox: We've Come A Long Way, Baby?Snapperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03141538240915482048noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522232293231604653.post-44693491395712881142009-10-26T14:37:48.944-07:002009-10-26T14:37:48.944-07:00Thanks so much for bringing this issue to the fore...Thanks so much for bringing this issue to the fore. This behavior is simply appalling and were these men behaving this way, the lesbian community would be offended. I think the basic rule of thinking whether you would want anyone treating your mom, your sister, your girlfriend or your daughter in such a way is a good one to follow. I have a hard time believing any of these women would answer in the affirmative. As for the actress following through, I can't speak for her, but I think that many women tend to go along with this stuff so as not to make waves. They may regret doing so later, but they simply alter their behavior so as not to encourage it, but the offenders unfortunately never have to change their behavior. I'm not a beatiful actress, but I would guess that she probably has become inured to this stuff over the years. Happens to all women and undoubtedly more to the more pulchritudinous of the population.jarocks123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522232293231604653.post-77956323952064895532009-10-26T10:40:08.714-07:002009-10-26T10:40:08.714-07:00Kudos!! This is a very thought provoking blog post...Kudos!! This is a very thought provoking blog post. The tweet example given is wonderful. Some of said actress's fans have been borderline for months but last week was the line in the sand for me. Unfortunately the follow through on the actresses part also made me squeamish.Soaps&Politicsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522232293231604653.post-4774914651732395512009-10-22T14:27:02.965-07:002009-10-22T14:27:02.965-07:00No, I don't. I'm a virtual illiterate, whe...No, I don't. I'm a virtual illiterate, when it comes to this topic. I don't read *any* feminst theory, because I really believe feminism is more about common sense and regular, old "playing fair" than anything else. That piece is interesting,though. For some reason it reminds me of a 35+ yr old women I know who, a few years ago, started wearing one of those short, plaid skirts, white knee socks and chearleading shoes, because her 45 yr old boyfriend thought school uniforms were sexy. I found it disturbing that she considered it a liberating, feminist move to indulge her bf's fixation with 16 year old girls. I found it pathetic and sad to see a bright, attractive 35+ year old woman wearing a 16 yr old's get-up.<br /><br />Also, for the record, I'm not against 12 year old heterosexual boys and their reactions to women in panties, either. It's when 40 year old men and women exhibit that 12 year old behavior that I start having trouble.Snapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03141538240915482048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522232293231604653.post-2786421436535282152009-10-22T14:16:34.474-07:002009-10-22T14:16:34.474-07:00You probably know Ariel Levy and her book on "...You probably know Ariel Levy and her book on "raunch culture" called "Female Chauvinst Pigs?" Here's a great exerpt:<br /><br />http://www.ariellevy.net/books.php?article=2<br /><br />I think it boils down to an issue of empowerment, which can never be total, unambigous, or completely liberatory. It's a matter of gaining a clear understanding of what is being lost and what is being gained; to continually create and defend the space to become more and more like our better selves.weltatemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398190686931111760noreply@blogger.com