Turtle opened this issue on Nov 19, 2004 ยท 51 posts
lmckenzie posted Sat, 20 November 2004 at 2:27 AM
I don't know if Ockham meant to suggest that most feminists are anti-erotica. Certainly though, the ones who are garner attention. One reason their voices are amplified is that their agenda happens to coincide with that of people who, ironically are against what feminism stands for movement and prefer women quiet and submitting to their husbands. I suspect that what irks the Andrea Dworkin feminists so much is the notion that some women would be willingly complicit in their own "degradation." Using your sexuality for economic or other gain is to them, an illegitimate use of power it seems. Men seem more inclined to view other men doing the same thing more with envy, or at worst ridicule, not hostility. I agree with Igohigh on political correctness. I've always found it odd that while moral conservatives hold all the levers of political power and wield a disproportionate influence on American society, they still seem to feel that they "don't get no respect"--God bless you Rodney wherever you are. If Renderosity wants to put up a giant flashing "Here There Be Nekkidness" sign at the front door, that's fine. Anyone who doesn't expect that some people like to take the clothes off their dolls should be warned. It's not disrespect if they play with their Barbies differently than you do. Program note, PBS is showing a documentary on the woman who created Barbie. As for insta-porn, you could spend a lot more than five minutes just adjusting Mike's schvantz so he isn't poking himself in a way that would be illegal in all the red states. The challenge of manipulating Vicky's thighs alone is enough to make you wonder how Starr Jones could ever procreate. Even the crudest Poserotica, (is that a site?) and much of it is pretty crude, is probably a lot more work than sticking some broad in a burkah and making her look angelic.
"Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance." - H. L. Mencken