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05-09-2016, 01:18 AM | #616 |
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Of course they're white, the black, brown, yellow, beige, plaid, and red people can't be prejudice, they told me so.
But when that was drawn, it was white people keeping black people out of the military. Brainwashed? Yes, I have a clean mind. Pussywhipped? Not a chance, that's why there's none in my life.
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05-11-2016, 12:20 AM | #617 |
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Menstrual Panties from Bloody Mary's have a detachable heating pouch, and a large selection of faces in the crotch you can bleed on.
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We have to go back, Kate!
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That's a genius idea
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05-11-2016, 12:11 PM | #619 |
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That's kind of, um, disgusting and offensive. imho
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Oh, absolutely. But also genius.
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05-11-2016, 07:28 PM | #621 | |
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From the home of a giant porn industry.
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From the country that brought you restaurants where food is eaten from the naked body of a woman, and where the most sexualised imagery is of childlike teens.
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05-14-2016, 12:11 PM | #623 | |
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The other side of the gender coin...
We talk an awful lot about, and indeed society has historically been very interested in defining, femininity, both in terms of setting and policing those definitions, and breaking down and challenging them. In recent years, there has been an increase in the conversation around defiing masculinity, or more properly, masculinities. Certainly as an area for historical and sociological study, it is a rapidly growing and developing field. I really love the study of masculinities - having first encountered it via the historical study of gender and femininity, it really struck a chord with me. When 'women's studies' first started to take hold, and then 'gender studies' grew out of that, there was a tendency to see masculinity as somehow natural and unchanging, with femininity differentiated and imposed. Likewise, in the period I study (18th and early 19th centuries) there was a huge amount of discourse about 'the Sex', i.e women. Hundreds of thousands of words were published attempting to define womanhood, often in direct counterpoint to manliness. And historians for a long time, took as read that manliness had always been more or less the same, with only minor distinctions between one period and another. Men were the constant against which the shifting face of woman was measured. In recent decades that has changed and more and more academic discourse focused on how men conceive of their own masculinity, and how masculinity is perfomed and understood. The contextual and often contested nature of gender has now been expanded to include masculinity. I find it utterly fascinating. So, I was quite excited to see Grayson Perry's new documentary series exploring modern masculinities. I highly recommend it, if you can find it. It's called Grayson Perry: All Man. Here's a nice interview with Perry about his new series: (am hoping this plays outside the uk)
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It does, I watched it, very interesting stuff.
On the things that our cultures are different on, it's interesting how they are damn near identical on how age 13-14 goes for boys. A biology that somehow you need relief from. Yes you have to be a level of macho, yes it's practically policed. I don't know anywhere this doesn't happen, does anyone else? It's like, y'ever watch animals fight, for no particular reason? It's always when the rut begins. BTW this is also why men can fuck each other up and then say good game at the end of it. Hey we had to get into it. It's the rut. But you're a good guy. That was some good antler spiking you got in. |
05-15-2016, 01:03 PM | #626 |
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It seem we have failure to communicate.
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05-15-2016, 01:54 PM | #627 | |
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..the fuck?
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05-15-2016, 09:51 PM | #628 | |
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A recent story in the news caught my attention.
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Now, I don't know about anyone else, but I personally never wear heels - I gave them up as a teenager because they were fucking uncomfortable and I tended to end up twisting my ankle a lot. I'm really glad I did, because regular wearing of heels can damage your feet and your spine. I know plenty of women like wearing heels, but the idea of enforcing them as a dress code for work I find ridiculous. I get the idea of a dress code - nothing wrong with insisting that your workforce look smart, or dress according to a particular style - but there is no reason why a woman can't look perfecly smart in flat shoes. There are however, compelling reasons for not wearing heels - particularly given that part of this woman's role would have been to escort guests around the office complex, meaning she would be on her feet and walking for much of the day. Heels are not a pre-requisite for loking smart. They do however increase the sexual attractiveness of women. So - apparently, for a receptionist it is not enough that they look smart and presentable, they also have to look sexy. Another columnist comments: Quote:
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The columnist continues with an acknowledgement that heels can feel empowering, adding height and stature, but only when you are wearing them by choice. Quote:
http://www.theguardian.com/women-in-...rkplace-sexism
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