tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358851944031961968.post5819677138023840333..comments2023-09-15T10:50:21.878-04:00Comments on Girl of the Gaps: Lipstick Feminism, or Why Dressing Like a Prostitute Still Promotes SexismUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358851944031961968.post-16425188092403608372013-08-14T14:04:42.739-04:002013-08-14T14:04:42.739-04:00The last picture actually discredits the conventio...The last picture actually discredits the conventional feminism and reinforces the essentialist view of the Lipstick's.<br />It just shows that you can't apply the same standards to men and women and expect equality to pop up. It won't happen. Because men and women do have instinctive differences. <br /><br />Looks have been more of a power to women than they have to men. And this has been the case in all known cultures, throughout the ages.<br /><br />But it should be considered as an addition, nothing more. An additional to the rest of civil equal rights women should have with men. An addition to the equally successful career a woman can achieve than man's.<br />Nothing more than an acknowledgement of a slightly different intrinsic nature of men and women. Because, in my opinion, embracing them will help us more than ignoring or resenting them.<br /><br />http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/10/15/1097784041812.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358851944031961968.post-16256740296169280782011-08-10T01:50:06.300-04:002011-08-10T01:50:06.300-04:00The basic ideas of stiletto feminism involve using...The basic ideas of stiletto feminism involve using vestiges of patriarchy (male-established beauty standards, objectifying clothing/labels, accepting the meaning of sex as is) and trying to find or make an equal system out of that. You cannot create an equal system from within an unequal one. You must create an alternate system by refuting and dismantling the foundations and practices of the old one. Especially if the goal is equality.<br /><br />The problem with lipstick feminism is that it's saying it is possible to play into the patriarchy while fighting it. I personally don't think this is possible. How can one create equality from flaunting appeal when that sex appeal and its elements were created by the dominant group and are part of the unequal system? I also think there is a disconnect between lipstick feminists and other more social change oriented feminists in that the argument always boils down to a woman's choice to do whatever she wants. Which is important, but ask yourself if gender equality exists in A) a society under patriarchal norms which allows women to have choice to do what they want within those norms or B) a society that is built on the premise of equality. So it is a choice issue, but it is moreover a social issue because our choice (and the likelihood that we'd make this vs that choice) are circumscribed by and guided by social norms. It is a systematic problem, and so it needs to be solved with a systematic perspective as well as an individual one.<br /><br />Just my opinion. Nice article, and I hope you write more.Valjeanhttp://lifeannotated.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358851944031961968.post-29871792799580928572011-08-01T20:42:44.302-04:002011-08-01T20:42:44.302-04:00From what I understand, there was some other stuff...From what I understand, there was some other stuff mixed up in the fallout from Elevatorgate beyond the Rebecca Watson's request that guys make an effort to not be creepers, but I don't know exactly what it is, so I really won't make any comments about anything beyond saying that she was <i>well</i> within her rights to point out that she was uncomfortable in that situation and that it was a poor decision on the part of the guy who approached her in the elevator.Nicole Schrandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03533376688765619260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358851944031961968.post-46549493502041142842011-08-01T19:58:28.002-04:002011-08-01T19:58:28.002-04:00I don't know what all the fuss is about. Rebec...I don't know what all the fuss is about. Rebecca Watson just asked the guys to please stop doing that and she got the most amazing stick for it. A lot of it from women too. Did I miss something really bad that she said, or are a few people completely overreacting? And Dawkins!?? At least we can rely on Jen, Greta and PZ to get it right.Gedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476711385818634964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358851944031961968.post-17601868532620451842011-07-22T22:02:49.720-04:002011-07-22T22:02:49.720-04:00Yes because our sexuality is 'genetic'... ...Yes because our sexuality is 'genetic'... *scoff* Sexuality is a product of how humans have evolved, how our reproductive systems function,and society. The true power is the control of the ovum.jennyfurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03157960243151716959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358851944031961968.post-80400996884818866182011-07-21T23:03:19.929-04:002011-07-21T23:03:19.929-04:00Just wanted to say: I love Slutwalks, and I'd ...Just wanted to say: I <i>love</i> Slutwalks, and I'd like to be very clear on the fact that even if some girl is drunkenly stumbling down city alleys completely <i>naked</i>, she does not "deserve" to be molested or raped any more than a good little girl sitting at home in the suburbs wearing a baggy turtleneck and slacks. Anyone who disagrees can, quite frankly, fuck off.<br /><br />People need to understand the difference between <i>deserving</i> something and <i>unfortunately being at high risk</i> of something. The latter does not imply the former.Nicole Schrandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03533376688765619260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4358851944031961968.post-3543169128905342742011-07-21T11:00:39.389-04:002011-07-21T11:00:39.389-04:00When this post popped up on my Google+ feed, I was...When this post popped up on my Google+ feed, I was skeptical. However, after reading it, I think it's brilliant. I'm a fellow atheist and feminist blogger, and I could never quite put my finger on how to explain why women dressing in revealing clothing is so bad for women. Particularly in light of the Slutwalks, which I wrote a post in defense of. Women should be able to dress how they want without danger of rape and victim blaming, but it irritates me when women have cleavage spilling out and they say they're advancing the feminist cause. <br /><br />Granted, it's not the fault of women that some men leer and treat us as less than full people. But "using sexuality as power" only brings the very wrong kind of attention.Felicia Dieguezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02416932250392099294noreply@blogger.com