Objectification in General
The objectification of women is a set of practices that plays a central role in the sexism of our society. I distinguish between a general notion of objectification (the Nussbaum-Langton list), sexual...
View ArticleEnforced Reconstruction
I’d like to say a bit more about the notion of enforced reconstruction. Note that this is an exposition of Sally Haslanger’s analysis of the subject. Recall that Catharine MacKinnon’s concept of...
View ArticleObjectification, Sexual and Eroticized
There are at least two distinct ways to understand how some objectification is “sexual.” These approaches are not mutually exclusive, and there is overlap and interconnection between them. Sexual...
View ArticleThe Huffington Post is Garbage
I give you: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/sideboob Un-fucking-believable.
View ArticleThe Most Sexist Booze Commercial Ever?
The sexism in this commercial is truly astounding. It is sublime in its crystalline purity. While you watch it, think about the idea of a femininity that the woman exemplifies. Then think about the...
View ArticleMisogyny on television
Reblogged from regular rantology: While sitting home one night vegging out in front of the box I couldn’t help but notice a variety of televisions shows that left a bad taste in my mouth. The reason...
View Article“The Nature” (of Women)
I am not going to make claims about the nature of women (hence the strange punctuation in the title), and I will say a little about why not at the end of this post. Instead, I am going to talk about...
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Reblogged from cuntcomputer: Great piece. It reminds me of Susan Bordo's analyses of advertising. Here's a question. Do you think it's possible to depict the athletic female body in a way that doesn't...
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