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In reply to the discussion: Why are young feminists so clueless about sex? [View all]riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)30. She goes way wrong in her interpretation of female empowerment
In a world thats already disturbingly oversexualized, they insist that sexual display and promiscuity (dare I use that word?) are synonymous with female empowerment.
Female empowerment takes many forms. I wouldn't dare say Madonna or Lady Gaga aren't entirely powerful women even as they fully explore that power through "sexual display" and yes, even "promiscuity" (lol).
It's not all or nothing. Women can be powerful like Hillary Clinton and they can be powerful like Jennifer Laurence and they can be powerful like Beyoncé.
I'll take all of the above please.
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Quite true. As a former working musician and all that (sometimes sleazy) lifestyle....
BlueJazz
Oct 2015
#12
The problem with women and one-night stands is that we secrete oxytocin sooner than men do
shrike
Oct 2015
#22
I don't know. Maybe if more men spoke up about how meaningless one night stands weren't all
smirkymonkey
Oct 2015
#35
Sorry, actually I meant I agreed with your fourth paragraph from the NY Magazine article, so like
smirkymonkey
Oct 2015
#43