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History of Feminism

redqueen

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2. People are missing the mark on this one. They criticize symptoms,

Reply to markiv (Reply #1)

Tue May 28, 2013, 12:40 PM

May 2013

such as women and even girls wearing booty shorts to school or to the gym... yet ignore the cause.

This is a result of the normalization of porn / the pornification of society.

Thanks for sharing that you see through Flynt's schtick.

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What $56 billion industry goes ignored by globalization critics? [View all] redqueen May 2013 OP

all politics is local, as a globalization critic myself, markiv May 2013 #1

People are missing the mark on this one. They criticize symptoms, redqueen May 2013 #2

Yeah there sure wasn't an "Occupy the corrupt sex industry" movement was there? ismnotwasm May 2013 #3

Nope! redqueen May 2013 #4

That was an outstanding commentary! CrispyQ May 2013 #5

Did you see the descriptions of the cartoons they published about her? redqueen May 2013 #7

He's disgusting & a bully. She is so brave to stand up to him. CrispyQ May 2013 #10

I wonder about women's first exposure to and reaction to porn. redqueen May 2013 #11

Oops, yes of course you did :) redqueen May 2013 #8

Economic and social justice are great and everything, but geek tragedy May 2013 #6

Depressing that so many women are so caught up in the popularity of it that they'll pull shit redqueen May 2013 #9

Although, didn't she pretty much win that battle, to the extent geek tragedy May 2013 #12

How? redqueen May 2013 #13

Larry Flynt has no feminist fans. geek tragedy May 2013 #14

Yeah, in that respect you're right. redqueen May 2013 #15

Part of it is that those on the right who object to porn geek tragedy May 2013 #16