A podcast, by Gary Francione although i do not like this deep manly man voice giving all this wisdom, i wanted to share it anyway. thoughts?
Posts Tagged ‘pornography’
Commentary: Using Sexism to Promote Animal Rights
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged animal rights, commodification, pornography, sexism on December 28, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Peta, again.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged media, objectification, PETA, pornography, sexualization on November 12, 2009 | 13 Comments »
Peta did it again. For those who can’t read the fine print, this ad is apparently advertising for “Animal Birth Control”–so simple even playboy cover-girl Dita Von Teese understands how sexy it is. I’m all for preventing deaths of dogs and cats in shelters, but I don’t understand why we need to objectify women to [...]
Vagina Horriblogues
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged eve ensler, feminism, identity, imperialism, motherhood, patriarchy, pornography, power, racism, rape, sexism, sexualization, Speciesism, V Day, Vagina Monologues, violence on February 14, 2009 | 11 Comments »
So I just watched, for the first time, Mount Holyoke College’s production of The Vagina Monologues last night. (Find script here) I was expecting to feel encouraged and heartened by the play. But throughout the whole damn thing, I wanted to get up and leave. It was just awful. I hate this play. I’m feeling [...]
i can haz dignity?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged anatomy, cultural shame, genital mutilation, internet, lolclits, pornography, sexism, sexualization on December 19, 2008 | 26 Comments »
Warning – some links NSFW My ex and I share a flagrantly offensive sense of humor and a taste for the repulsive, but I’m a feminist, and he does college sketch comedy. We’ve been communicating a little bit recently, and doing what comes naturally—I sent him a link to a cookbook incorporating semen in every [...]
a book: female chauvinist pigs
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ariel levy, chauvinism, democratization, girls gone wild, howard stern, makeup, pornography, raunch culture, sexualization on December 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
i’m reading this book, Female Chauvinist Pigs: The Rise of Raunch Culture, by ariel levy. it talks about the increased visibility of sexual expression, in the form of exhibitionism and raunchiness, as evidenced by shows such as girls gone wild, howard stern, as well as the appropriation of pornography by mainstream american culture. it talks [...]
