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History of Feminism

Tuesday Afternoon

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9. I know all this.

Reply to geek tragedy (Reply #8)

Fri Jan 10, 2014, 12:30 PM

Jan 2014

There is a whisper of change in the industry. I hold out hope and try to change it from within.

Did you see the post the other day in the lounge where the female truly was the (partially?) nude canvas upon which they were applying paint ...

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How female corpses became a fashion trend [View all] ismnotwasm Jan 2014 OP

Talk about creepy BainsBane Jan 2014 #1

There is a long history of the idealisation of dead women intaglio Jan 2014 #2

How peculiar libodem Jan 2014 #3

Creepy is a mild description. Very shocking. I thought this stuff was over, once again DU has.... marble falls Jan 2014 #4

The fashion industry is worse than porn in terms of misogyny, imo. geek tragedy Jan 2014 #5

I agree BainsBane Jan 2014 #6

I disagree, strongly. redqueen Jan 2014 #13

Truthfully, I don't really know what constitutes mainstream porn BainsBane Jan 2014 #14

Yeah, I agree the starved waif look is fucked up, unquestionably. redqueen Jan 2014 #17

to be clear, my comment was not offered as any kind of defense of porn. geek tragedy Jan 2014 #16

And, I really hate it about the fashion industry because I truly do love Haute Couture Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2014 #7

fashion celebrates artistry and imagination. Unfortunately, it views women as the canvass upon geek tragedy Jan 2014 #8

I know all this. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2014 #9

it's dawning on some of them that women of all kinds of shapes are geek tragedy Jan 2014 #10

Yes, our voice is growing louder Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2014 #11

Best to develop your own funky style ismnotwasm Jan 2014 #12

My perspective on this is completely different. redqueen Jan 2014 #15

Fashion itself is not misogynistic BainsBane Jan 2014 #18

It also isn't monolithic. The use of models who appear to be dead or beaten is not widespread. redqueen Jan 2014 #19

Apples and oranges ismnotwasm Jan 2014 #20

I remember watching an episode of "The Day Before", where they had to work through the nights jakeXT May 2014 #22

Yes, I'm fascinated by the process of producing it Warpy May 2014 #26

How female corpses became a fashion trend oliviajames May 2014 #21

Thank you for posting this here. redqueen May 2014 #23

Welcome to du. Please edit this to 3-4 paragraphs per copyright rule. Thank you. uppityperson May 2014 #24

It's been going on a long time intaglio May 2014 #25

Annie annie are you ok? ismnotwasm May 2014 #27