shet Posted April 10, 2014 Posted April 10, 2014 The Everyday Sexism campaign risks making all sexual advances 'misogynist' | David Foster | Comment is free | theguardian.com Article from the Grauniad about the push to shame all sexual advances as unwelcome and predatory actually feeding back into the patriarchal repression of sexuality that feminism is supposed to fight. I don't know if gender politics is a big thing on this forum but I certainly keep up with it as another string to my bow, and this has become a real issue in the last few years; there are a growing number of young women, in this age of OLD and FWB and other acronyms, who object to all forms of approach as creepy and unwelcome.
ThaWholigan Posted April 10, 2014 Posted April 10, 2014 It's been discussed many-a-time on this forum. Hell, I have a thread that has some 700 posts in it discussing this very topic, almost exactly! Personally, I'm gonna put my neck on the line and risk being the "white knight" and say that I don't believe that this is doing anything to feed a "patriarchal repression of sexuality". I understand where he's coming from to a certain degree - I'd love to be able to cut the BS and get to the meat and potatoes of an interaction (well - only sometimes ). But it doesn't always work like that, and particular groups of women nowadays are either extremely receptive to direct sexual come-ones - or extremely sensitive and creeped out by them. That's just something you have to deal with IMO - occasional some girl is gonna call you a sexist or a creep for daring to chat them up. It's not your fault, and it's not theirs either. There's just too much friction between the two of you. I'm not the best at approaching in the world (autism) but I have no problem with it. I've had the harsh rejections and there's probably some girls out there who would call me a creep just for being awkward. Honestly, it comes with the territory depending on how you flirt. All you can do is make sure your conduct is exemplary at the very least. If she objects to you daring to approach her - honestly, who gives a f*ck? Simply wish her a good day and go find someone else to talk to . 1
bluegreen Posted April 10, 2014 Posted April 10, 2014 In my life have I read more boring least flavorful and so bloody not interesting article. I witnessed kinder garden age kids expressing them selfs with more eloquence and even while I have every reason to consider myself an intellectual individual I got nothing from this text. What in the name of all that is holly is he blabbing about ? 1
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