Sexism/Feminism/Womanism Discussion Thread Social • Page 99

All isms are not equal.

 

Halsey Encourages Social Media Dialogue Surrounding Sex Work: 'Let's Open This Conversation'

 

This is an issue I can never rly pin down how I feel. My gut is to be like ok no our bodies aren't commodities and its not empowering to sell and objectify them. But then I hear positive stories from ppl who've done sex work and I don't wanna dismiss that. I just feel like the number of ppl who have a positive experience of sex work must be so vastly vastly small compared to the number of women it harms. I don't think sex workers should be punished or treated badly but I also can't get on board with the narrative that it's empowering for women. It may be personally empowering for someone but for women as a whole, it's not I'm sry. For like the small percentage of privileged women it benefits and empowers I feel like there's countless more who are suffering. At the end of the day men are still consuming our bodies and I just can't reconcile that in my brain but I'm open to learning more about it. This is an area where I always feel kinda old fashioned and prudish. I don't have a problem supporting sex workers and I think police are a huge threat and danger to sex workers so I don't think cracking down on that is helpful but i just don't know what to make of all of it

 

Religion affiliated hospitals shouldn't exist and it's bs when it's the only hospital in the area. Forget abortion, you can't even get your tubes tied at the Catholic (and only) hospital here. It should all be illegal af.

 

In recent months I've stopped moving out of the way on sidewalks if I'm on the right side and there are people coming towards me in my line of walking. Today there was a group of four people taking up the whole path and I didn't move out of the way and it was a guy who was walking in my direction. He just expected me to move and then when I didn't it forced him to move out of the way of hitting me. Never even looked at me coming, just the expectation that I would be the one to move even though he was clearly taking up all the space.

Btw this can work with anyone, doesn't have to be just men. But it's interesting to see who will move out of the way for each other and who is used to others moving for them.

 

I do this all time. I live in Chicago and run. I'm 6'4 so if you don't see me coming that's on you.

 

Whoopi's shown her internalized misogyny before and it's a bummer

 

I had no clue that's why she wore baggy clothes, being a teenage girl is enough of a nightmare imagine being that famous

 

Men are gross

 

Men were a mistake

 

Also loving this headline since I'm used to seeing it the other way around and women described as so and so's wife

 

I love how they always make it clear that they're awful at sex
Also does he not realize that babies become adults

 

How many women posters who are regularly active are left on the forums? I feel like the numbers are dwindling.

 

@Kiana @K0ta @Mary V @personalmaps @thesoftskeleton

who am i forgetting

 

Martina lmaooo

Jk jk. I wish there were more women though!

 

I didn’t want to be the one, lol.

Also me!

 

@tyramail

 

@Anna Acosta

 

I’m here forever

 

objectively we have a great group I hope it grows

 

Let’s do a chorus.fm ladies’ book club

 

Omg I NEED this

 

Women only?! What's next, clowns only?!?!

 

Good idea, It can be the first book.