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In reply to the discussion: It is not about the swimsuit issue it is about basic respect for women [View all]rrneck
(17,671 posts)That is why I have provided them. Do you realize the answers you provided were little more than an extended kvetch? An answer, an actual answer, assumes you have figured out how something works and are able to deal with it.
I have explained what the images are - fiction. Or do you consider them journalism? You don't like it? You think it's a pernicious evil gnawing away at the soul of our great nation? Fine. Tell us how you are going to regulate fiction. Your comparison to hate speech doesn't work. Hate speech is a direct expression of someone's feelings. You are assuming the intent of the producers of fiction is an expression of malice against you, but you have no evidence. You can't regulate something unless you can punish malefactors. And you can't punish malefactors unless you can produce evidence in a court of law. Do you see the difference?
If you're a teacher do your job and teach. Not your department? Fine. How's the art department in your school doing? Have you even got one? Is there anyone there teaching art history? Is there anyone there teaching children how to deal with the world, or are you all busy trying to create a nice little bubble where children are told exactly what your ideology wants them to hear? Read that last sentence again.
If you think it's bad to present children with unrealistic expectations of themselves based on some a priori set of standards, what is feminism doing? Look inside your own head for the answer. Do you have a standard? Where did you get it? Who made it? Did they make money selling it to you? Do you think it's a good idea to exchange one ersatz standard for another?
Good for you for all those posts. I've done the same. Feel free to check them out, they might give you some surprising answers.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024467391 (The profiteers in the culture wars)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1172136277 (Gaps in liberal ideology third paragraph)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024222212#post130 (reactionary dynamics and HoF)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4197907 (vaginal knitting)
And, just for fun, a picture is worth a thousand words. These are from another OP that sank so fast it bored it's way through the planet and popped out in the Indian Ocean. So don't come complaining to me about nobody listening to you.
Lets see if you and - what was your term? - ilk can some up with something more than pissing and moaning. Has it occurred to you that the whole issue is designed to facilitate tribal cohesion across communication media? And in a market economy tribal cohesion is almost indistinguishable from a brand loyalty. The objectification department of feminist ideology runs on eyeballs and clicks. And on the internet if you aren't buying something, you're the product. Think about that.