she thinking, agreeing to that?

that is the way it works on du, isnt it?

now seeing it. so what makes this so different, i wonder.

If it was a dem it'd be empowerful and her choice so HOW DARE YOU QUESTION HER YOU PRUDE?!?!?!?!?!!!!

the height of stupid, for me.

at the very least, be consistent in your belief.

or

what does that say about a person.

For example, "wjl5926" enlightens us with this oh-so-predictable laundry list of excuses and put-downs...

The widespread ignorance of sexism and misogyny is enabled by people who refuse to call it out.

for my response. But it was my first reaction, which is generally the genuine, unedited reaction. After I thought about my first, gut reaction - I had my second, educated feminist reaction, which was "Well, why shouldn't she pose like that, if that's what she's feeling at the moment. Do I expect her to act in some version of a 'respectable' manner? What would I expect next, a burqa?"

But, I keep coming back to my first reaction. I don't think it makes me a prude to wonder why she would willingly participate in the objectification. If I were a prude, I would be offended by her almost showing her lady bits while posing up-ended on a table. But I'm not offended. I think she looks great, and exudes a sense of humor. What's bothering me, is the sense I get from the entirety of the photo, that she's begging for his attention, and contorting herself into whatever ridiculousness it takes to get it. What a difference the same pose would make, if she was alone in the photo, looking at the camera instead of a man. Just presenting her fun, sexy self as a woman...not as the objectified female prop in a photo in which the man remains professional.

when scarsborough (or whatever) treats her like fluff she gets pissed. as if he did something wrong, though that is what she promotes.

and secondly. she presents women as a whole as a sexual object, not to be taken seriously which reinforces a very negative consequence for many of us creating a number of issues that i cannot even begin to go into.

and then.... there are even more issues this creates with men, and how that ultimately effect each and every one of us.



i was with your first impression. just being pissy as i am told by some on du, this is a GOOD thing. but, because it is providing them a reward in some manner, and they do not consideration the repercussions as a whole for women, men and society as a whole.

How dare you criticize her!!!



oh yeah and

had come over and read my post and had to go make a show....