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The Objectification of Humanity
Barbara's Tchatzkahs | December 17th 2009 by Barbara
The older I get, the more I realize that one of the big things I have missed a lot of in my life - is love. Not just the word but the feeling. The unconditional feeling.Oh, I have given it out aplenty and been slapped in the face with it. Part of read more
Watchdog says Marks & Spencer ad, featuring Philip Glenister,…
Lucire: Insider | December 15th 2009 by Jack Yan
A Marks & Spencer Christmas 2009 TV commercial has been cleared by the Advertising Standards’ Authority after complaints about sexism. Ashes to Ashes star Philip Glenister, best known for his portrayal of politically incorrect DCI read more
Political Graffiti (78b): Save Me From Objectification
PAP Blog | December 14th 2009 by filip spagnoli
(source) More on objectification of women here, here and here. And here is something on the Kantian rule regarding the instrumentalization of human beings. More political graffiti here. Posted in art, equality, political graffiti Tagged: dehumani read more
Dried Up, Tied Up And Dead To The World
Turn The Paige | December 2nd 2009 by Sephani Paige
While this also happens to be one of my favorite Marilyn Manson songs, its also a feeling, a desire to be less than human but more valued than your average kitchen chair. I was reading K’s blog over at Subtle Times today and she mentioned somet read more
Female Objectification, A Collection of Images
PAP Blog | November 26th 2009 by filip spagnoli
Female objectification (male objectification also exists, but is much less common) occurs when you regard or treat a woman as a thing or an object, separate from her personal and human attributes or characteristics. It’s often but not always se read more
Just Because They Are Women
Barbara's Tchatzkahs | November 23rd 2009 by Barbara
My apologies if some or all of this offends any of my readers. But I feel strong about this issue and because far too many covert abusive persons (who try to come off as "good people" in the light of day) use porn to help them objectify others.I am read more
Ani Difranco - The Story
Paper Cuts and Plastic | November 21st 2009 by A
I would have returned your greetingIf it weren't for the way you were looking at meThis street is not a marketAnd I am not a commodityAnd don't you find it sad that we can't even say hello'Cause you're a manAnd I am a womanAnd the sun is getting lowA read more
Taking 'TV Eye' Too Literally
Rockit's Asexy Life | November 16th 2009 by rockit
[Trigger warning!]Wow. I don't watch TV much, so I haven't seen all of these ads, but I did happen to be in the room the other day when the second ad mentioned came on.Take note, advertisers: if a blog post about your ad requires a trigger warning, T read more
Has Ryanair pushed its 2010 calendar too far?
Lucire: Insider | November 12th 2009 by Jack Yan
We knew it was that time of year again: the number of searches that resulted in hits at Lucire about the Ryanair calendar. Last year, this magazine covered the story briefly, trying to stay neutral by reporting the facts. We deta read more
What Makes a Woman a Bitch
Paper Cuts and Plastic | November 9th 2009 by A
I want to clarify something about my goal of being more assertive.I know that it's not very nice to tell a potential suitor to fuck off.* There are damn good reasons, though, for no more Ms. Nice Girl. I've written about a few of them over the course read more
How Not to Flirt With Me, tip #4
Rockit's Asexy Life | November 8th 2009 by rockit
This was (once again) on okcupid, apparently they have "award" things now, and no I am not associated with them or being paid by them or asked to mention them by anyone, I just wanted to explain what this thing was supposed to be.Official Eye CandyTh read more
England to give five year-olds sex education
I have a title for this. | November 7th 2009 by Josh Fulton
Telegraph:Pupils in England will be given classes in sex and relationships from the age of five under Government plans to cut teenage pregnancies. Children will learn about parts of the body, the facts of life and puberty in primary school. At second read more
Scientists create sperm and eggs from stem cells
I have a title for this. | October 31st 2009 by Josh Fulton
"I love you, little baby, even though you are a freak of nature."Via Daily Mail:Human eggs and sperm have been grown in the laboratory in research which could change the face of parenthood. It paves the way for a cure for infertility and could help t read more
Random Internet Slices
Leap Into the Void | October 21st 2009 by Michael Buitron
One of Many Baby Photos from This WebsiteThe picture above shares something in common with all the other photographs on this post. They were all taken with a Nikon, and were posted to the Internet with their digital image naming convention intact; th read more
In Which We Change It Up: Movements for Social Change
ObjectifyThis | October 13th 2009 by Marina
On Fighting Corporate Mind Control: Yes, the Yes Men are awesome. Yes, they are fixing the world, or at least promoting a movie about it. They’re committed to demonstrating that corporations’ dignity is not as important as human dignit read more
iPhone app lets you look up skirts
Appetite for Equal Rights | October 8th 2009 by Amy
Want to be a disgusting perverted peeping tom? There's an app for that. read more
'Secret Girlfriend': Comedy Central's new sexist show
Appetite for Equal Rights | October 6th 2009 by Amy
Did that make you want to puke? Then you're going to love this:We all know that Comedy Central is no stranger to disgustingly sexist shows, but "Secret Girlfriend," a new show about single guys in their 20s who act like they're 14, might just take th read more
Don't call me "cute".
Rockit's Asexy Life | October 6th 2009 by rockit
When it's used in a knowing way, between equals, as an obvious compliment, no problem. If I actually were attempting to be 'cute', no problem. Otherwise: cute is a word people use for outfits and puppies.In my experience it is quite often a substitut read more
A Post of Two Cities
Paper Cuts and Plastic | October 3rd 2009 by A
So, there are lots of things that are different between San Francisco and New York City. There's the weather, the size, the unique NY garbage smell, and SF's general sense of carefree liberalism compared to NY's angsty liberalism. Yes, they are both read more
Ted Noten // Objectification
Trend Land | Fashion, Trend & Design Blog | September 28th 2009 by Cyana Trend Land | Fashion Blog - Design Blog
Jewelry Collection Almost a year ago we featured Tedwalk, a runway an exhibition of Ted Noten's work (see here), and since then I have been fascinated with his concepts and non-conformist design methods. I was searching around to see some news about read more
Kaius
Cosmos Online | September 14th 2009 by Gordon Cardona
Namuh woke up feeling refreshed and ready for another adventure. He had now matured greatly and could weigh things more critically. He was still innocent and thirsty for knowledge, but now had acquired wisdom. Namuh had become more than just merely m read more
Roop Tera Mastana – The Politics of a Popular Song
Sa | August 29th 2009 by Sneha Krishnan
I opened my mouth to argue but the words got caught in my throat and mind was filled with a melody of one of my favourite songs growing up – Baazigar. “Yeh kaali kaali annkien…. Yeh gore gore gaal… yeh.. nazarie”. This was the movie that ma read more
Canvassing vs. Stripping Part 2: Objectification
Paper Cuts and Plastic | August 25th 2009 by A
I wrote not long ago that stripping and canvassing are very similar. I stand by this; it's mostly the same skill set and similar interactions. I've been surprised to find, though, that there's one major difference. I actually feel a lot more objectif read more
Sexually Harassed
Paper Cuts and Plastic | August 24th 2009 by A
Every day I go to work in downtown San Francisco. I get dropped off outside the BART station near my house, ride a train for ten minutes, and walk approximately 100 feet outside another BART station to get to my office. It's a very short trip, especi read more
Self Discipline in Writing, and My Evening
Paper Cuts and Plastic | August 21st 2009 by A
I think it is now time to start forcing myself to post every day. I have been very, very terrible about blogging for the last several months, to state the obvious. This isn't because I've had nothing to talk about; my brain continues to churn regardl read more
Virtual Unfaithfulness
Sanctuary for the Abused | August 11th 2009 by Barbara
Pornography Use in a Marriageby J. Budziszewski, Ph.D.Pornography was once a vice of the fabulously wealthy. No one else could afford it. When Tiberius Caesar wanted to indulge, he had to purchase special hand-drawn scrolls from Egypt, or have young read more
Stripping and "Hating" and Dating Men
Paper Cuts and Plastic | August 2nd 2009 by A
When I first started stripping, I heard from lots of my coworkers and a few of my friends in the industry that the job would make me hate men. They said that when you do sex work, you see the worst in men and so it is inevitable that you start to dis read more
Dear Feminists
Darkly Dreaming David | July 31st 2009
I just read the article Des pubs de bière jugées sexistes or “Beer ads considered sexist”. And once again the feminist target what pleases men and not the whole lot of what is truly sexist and objectifies women or at least it’s what m read more
Canvassing vs. Stripping
Paper Cuts and Plastic | July 29th 2009 by A
To those of you who also work in the sex industry (and some savvy folks who don't), it may not come as a surprise that working as a canvasser is similar in many ways to working as a stripper. That might sound like a stretch, but aside from having to read more
Future Work
Paper Cuts and Plastic | July 28th 2009 by A
I wrote not long ago about living at a crossroads right now. Well, one of the major lanes of that road is work: what I'll be doing, where I'll be doing it, and how long I'll be doing it for.I've been working as a stripper for going on two years now. read more
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