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nightrythmFor those who still don't get what we feminists go on about, or why we insist on bunched up panties (or for those who just want to share in my joy at things said by brilliant women)... ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
mordicai made the following comment in a Jezebel thread about children's lingerie that explains it.
"Dear media: here is the thing. I hear your outrage. Sexualizing little kids is a bad idea! Here is the flipside of that: if you only present women (& older teenagers) as sex objects, then guess what? Little kids are going to internalize that.
Are you CONFUSED as to why people have problems with portrayals of women in the media? 'cause guess what? THIS IS WHY. This little girl has been fed, her whole life, the idea that the most important part of being a woman is being a sex object. Not that sex is a facet of human experience-- no. She's been shown that girls are, more often than not, accessories. Sexualized possessions.
So yeah. THIS. This is why feminsm. This is why."
Yeah, I may be in love.
mordicai made the following comment in a Jezebel thread about children's lingerie that explains it."Dear media: here is the thing. I hear your outrage. Sexualizing little kids is a bad idea! Here is the flipside of that: if you only present women (& older teenagers) as sex objects, then guess what? Little kids are going to internalize that.
Are you CONFUSED as to why people have problems with portrayals of women in the media? 'cause guess what? THIS IS WHY. This little girl has been fed, her whole life, the idea that the most important part of being a woman is being a sex object. Not that sex is a facet of human experience-- no. She's been shown that girls are, more often than not, accessories. Sexualized possessions.
So yeah. THIS. This is why feminsm. This is why."
Yeah, I may be in love.
