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11/06/09
Some people think it's mean/nasty/unfair/impolite to think of women sexually. Okay. I don't hold that view, but some people do. But "objectify" is a bizarre term to choose, and it is chosen and being used to try to lend a kind of pseudo-legitimacy to what is just one group of people's beliefs about women and how those poor darlings are hurt by mean men (and other women, and "the media", and "society", and whatever other abstract groups are targeted). As I said, I call bullshit. #advertising
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10/17/09
I wonder if the tables were turned, would it be acceptable, like instead of having genitalia referencing donuts, have donuts referencing genitalia. i.e. If it were a picture of some deep-fried treats that look like our favorite male & female sexy bits for instance.
Me personally, I haven't thought about it, because yummy donuts usually end up in my belly way before I think of how sexy they look. #advertising
10/18/09
In all seriousness, I don't feel that this should be taken as offensive. I think that it does more damage than good to a movement like feminism (which I wholeheartedly support) when humor is treated the same as truly offensive material that was meant to offend. I highly doubt anyone who laughed at this or would have bought it did so because they objectified women or that their worldview was altered.
Note also that the Voodoo Doughnut website sells "The Magic Is In The Hole" shirts for both women and men. #advertising
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10/17/09
I think what may be considered offensive about this photo is twofold. First of all, the woman is reduced to being a provider of genitalia. The other photo has a model casting one of those time-tested (or time-worn, if you're less charitable) sultry looks at the camera, but at least there is the sense that she owns the image, that she is an active component in its generation. What do we know about the woman in this photo other than she provides a pussy for entertainment purposes? I think the pubic hair is an eroticization of the photo as well beyond what it would be otherwise. The second point is that beyond using this sexuality in very direct ways, the message is also one of humor, almost in a mocking way given the bad puns in play. That's not to say that males can't be the subject of bad puns as well (to wit: those "A Hard Man is Good to Find" posters) but here the objectification is strictly one-way and that's maybe not so cool given that it's not subverting any norms, but further cementing them.
Actually, the message coveyed by the slogan becomes more disturbing when it's thought about a bit more. It's not just the "pink box" that's at issue here, but the "coming" in them. One of the other commentators sort of got on this track but I don't think identified what makes it disturbing; the way it's written and the way the photograph is portayed, with a vagina essentially on display, sends the more subtle message that it is meant primarily as a receptable for male pleasure, that's it's function and purpose is to accept "good things" coming in it. I'm willing to wager that it was that more insidious message that raised the hackles of the fine editors at Bitch Magazine (and I'd be pleased to hear what their rationale, if any is forthcoming, is).
Hopefully this post didn't make the jump into "rant you skip over" territory, and apologies for its length. I just also happen to be quite interested in the issue of female sexuality and the modern tension between empowerment and exploitation (though I guess that was probably evident from my nick, if not always my postings). Thanks again for raising the interesting questions.
10/16/09
It could have been much more suggestive, but isn't. I don't see what the fuss is about.
10/16/09
10/16/09
Uh, no, she wouldn't. #advertising
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09/02/09
Seeing a little more of Anne Heche than what was spilling out of those dresses she got squeezed into would be nice too.
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