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LiberalAndProud

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2. If Betty Page smashed barriers, so did Mae West before her.

Reply to Nuclear Unicorn (Original post)

Tue Jan 10, 2012, 07:33 PM

Jan 2012

It seems odd that women who are irreverent regarding sex are seen as smashing barriers. I'm not certain that it communicates anything positive about our society as a whole, because it seems that women are first seen as sexual creatures and only secondarily as strong characters. Or are they only seen as strong characters because they gleefully flaunt their sexuality?

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I changed my avatar today [View all] Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2012 OP

Thank you for this lovely post. n/t OKNancy Jan 2012 #1

Thank-you n/t Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2012 #4

If Betty Page smashed barriers, so did Mae West before her. LiberalAndProud Jan 2012 #2

I often wondered Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2012 #3

boo! iverglas Jan 2012 #5

"the intellectual hots" are the hottest hots ever Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2012 #8

I was directed to it iverglas Jan 2012 #9

"I don't just want to have sex; I want to have sex with *you*." - stealing because my wife doesn't RadiationTherapy Jan 2012 #6

all the difference in the world. and i have only been with the men that wanted me. seabeyond Jan 2012 #7