menisformales is trying to bait me into an argument, bc obviously a person who’s blog title is “the patriarchy is always right” is looking for a reasonable, respectful debate
Fight Patriarchy with Pixie Cuts!
Feminism is just the beginning
within-behind-beyond-above asked:
Would you mind talking me through something that occurred to me today/telling me what you think about it and if you see any holes in my logic? I was talking to my mother about women being fired for what they wear at the workplace and why that's so messed up, and she said that in many cases it's because some women oftentimes use their sexuality to get ahead and move up the ranks. I then argued that even if a woman intentionally uses her sexuality to get ahead in the professional world, it...
…only goes to show how much women are devalued and objectified by longstanding patriarchal institutions. To be more specific, it means that a woman feels as though the only way she can get the same kind of power as a man (via promotions, pay raises, or what have you) is to hyper-sexualize herself and use her body as a means of gaining power. Thus, even by gaining power, she is still subservient to a patriarchal society and cannot truly be blamed for her manipulation thereof, because she is simply achieving the same respect that a man would get by his work ethic, experience, etc. By degrading her body as a tool and using it for the express purpose of rising in professional standing, she is becoming even more a victim to societal norms than she was before, because, yet again, she is becoming a body—not an employee or coworker or even a human being, for that matter—and so her calculating actions cannot truly be seen as antagonistic or blameworthy. Does that sound logical to you?
Yeah I totally get what you’re saying! I’d prob. argue the same thing, although you’re a lot more articulate than I could be trying to argue with my mom
But yeah, basically, the patriarchy sets up a system so that women are only valued for sex, and thus are taught their sexuality is their only source of power. I wouldn’t call it “degrading herself/ her body” so much as “working within the system that reduces women to their bodies.”
your mom’s response, i think, is indicative of a whole other layer of problems with society, where sexist attitudes are so internalized we start blaming women for adhering to/working within those shitty patriarchal systems, even creating them themselves.
Sexism sucks. Way to fight back!
Anonymous asked:
wow that dude rly likes to say "typical [negative adjective] feminist." he's really got his tagline down.
that dude is like exuding frightening levels of active, conscious misogyny. like even if his blog is a joke i’m still gonna stay 9000 miles away from it
Anonymous asked:
spectatorDOTcoDOTuk/features/8835071/flesh-for-sale/ I don't think prostitutes should be arrested (many of them don't choose or want to do it, and even if they do, they should be able to report violent clients without fear of arrest) but I think prostitution should be illegal (at least the purchase and facilitation of prostitution).
Yeah like, decriminalization over legalization is what a lot of people say.
Anonymous asked:
The question of decriminalization becomes a lot simpler if you rephrase it "should police try to arrest me for doing my job?". Just saying.
good point.
Anonymous asked:
I CAN'T STOP LAUGHING AT THAT DUDE'S ASK, THOUGH. IT'S LIKE HE TYPED UP THE FIRST PART AND WAS LIKE, "WAIT, HAVEN'T INSULTED FEMINISTS" AND THEN WAS LIKE, "WAIT, HAVEN'T TALKED ABOUT HOW AWESOME MEN ARE" AND STARED AT FOR A MINUTE AND JUST WENT, "AH YES, NOW IT IS FINALLY THE PERFECT LEVEL OF SEXISM. JUST RIGHT." AND //THEN// CLICKED ASK
their blog is literally like “patriarchy will rule 5eva bc women are weak!” god where do these people even come from
fun fact: that post about hitler was reblogged by (from what i can tell of their blog) an actual nazi. I’m defintely slapping tws or something onto my “hitler” tags from now on
(uncivilwar13 in case you wanna block)
menformales asked:
I guess you don't care at all that prostitutes would spread STD's all over the place and risk infecting their children? Typical feminist lapse of thought. And you wonder why men rule the world?
Damn, the spellbook said the salt would protect against witches and dipshit MRAs. Time to go shopping again.
Anonymous asked:
I've had mixed feelings concerning prostitution. I am COMPLETELY okay with women who want to work as prostitutes doing so, and feel like they should not be put into jail for this. Though I am a bit iffy about making it legal. There are so many women and children forced into prostitution and I'm afraid that if it were legal the forcers wouldn't really face any punishment? Unless I am completely mixing something up. I just need clarification. Thanks!
like tbh i don’t know a whole lot of specifics/stats about sex work, but yeah I totally understand how you feel and I have a pretty similar view. I know there’s problems with things like, disproportional punishment of sex workers especially compared to the virtual lack of any punishment of pimps/the guys who hire them, cops confiscating condoms, harassing/arresting women who look like the might be sex workers with no evidence, etc.
But yeah, I understand your problem bc there’s definitely a risk of exploitation. I think it’d be a lot easier to control that actually, if sex work was decriminalized, but yeah. It’s a grey subject.
like if you say things like “no but hitler actually had some good ideas” you’re not being edgy, funny, insightful, or even original. You’re just making yourself sound like a nazi. don’t do it.
