By posting it to your journal, you drew attention to it and implicitly were asking for comments.
Sure, absolutely. I love discussing porn and prostitution. Whether that discussion happens here or in other fora, that's fine with me. And I appreciate all points of view. If people disagree with me, I don't mind; in fact, I like exploring other perspectives.
So that makes the inherent sexism okay?
It makes it human. [...] In quite a few jobs, blatant sexism is not only allowed, but expected.
Well, that's one way of looking at the world. As a feminist, I do try to look for ways to ameliorate sexism in our culture. Take, just as an example, prostitution. Sexism is basically built into the overall system. That doesn't mean that steps can't be taken to reduce the abject sexism that pervades the industry. There are ways to improve things, but improvement can't happen if one chooses to believe that the world is just the way it is and what point is there in trying to change things.
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Date: 2005-07-31 03:07 am (UTC)Sure, absolutely. I love discussing porn and prostitution. Whether that discussion happens here or in other fora, that's fine with me. And I appreciate all points of view. If people disagree with me, I don't mind; in fact, I like exploring other perspectives.
So that makes the inherent sexism okay?
It makes it human. [...] In quite a few jobs, blatant sexism is not only allowed, but expected.
Well, that's one way of looking at the world. As a feminist, I do try to look for ways to ameliorate sexism in our culture. Take, just as an example, prostitution. Sexism is basically built into the overall system. That doesn't mean that steps can't be taken to reduce the abject sexism that pervades the industry. There are ways to improve things, but improvement can't happen if one chooses to believe that the world is just the way it is and what point is there in trying to change things.