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By ~LS~ On July 23, 2008 · 4 Comments · In Feminism, Pop Culture, The Web and tagged Tagged With: Consumption, Feminism, Media Ecology, Pop Culture, Sex, Sexism

One of the things new media critics point out is the way that new media technologies turn consumers into producers. Nowhere is this more true than in amateur porn production. I just read an article in Wired about how the porn industry is feeling the economic crunch. One of the reasons that the porn industry is posting losses is the endless free supply of amateur porn. Of course, despite the losses, the porn industry is still thriving, but it makes me think of the relationship between amateur and professional porn.

The whole idea of amateur porn raises a host of issues about women’s autonomy and subjectivity for me. All the feminist arguments about exploitation, victimization, hate speech, and objectification become more complicated within the context of amateur porn.

1. One can say that in amateur porn, women have choice and even control (though the notion of choice is always [...]

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Danica again

By ~LS~ On July 20, 2008 · 1 Comment · In Feminism, Pop Culture and tagged Tagged With: Feminism, Pop Culture, Sexism

I’ve posted about Danica and sexism before. I’m fast becoming fascinated by her. Not enough to watch racing, of course, but still she’s quite an interesting figure in a male-dominated sphere. The most recent controversy is that she went off on another female driver, Milka Duno, for blocking her on the track. What’s most interesting to me about this story is the 344 comments posted. Most of them are amazingly sexist. Some of them go as far as to compare Milka Duno (who is sexier because she fits male standards of beauty better) to Danica (who is too tomboyish, i.e., flat-chested, etc.). The first comment captures the sentiments of most of the following comments:
Face it Patrick, you aren’t that good and stop your whining after every race. You might be better in bed than on the track, but I doubt it. Stay home and bake cookies.

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Danica

By ~LS~ On June 28, 2008 · Add Comment · In Feminism, Pop Culture and tagged Tagged With: Feminism, Pop Culture, Sexism

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Sexism Sells

By ~LS~ On June 25, 2008 · Add Comment · In Feminism, Politics and tagged Tagged With: Hillary, Sexism

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From Code Pink — Halliburton Sexual Assault

By ~LS~ On February 27, 2008 · Add Comment · In Feminism, Politics and tagged Tagged With: Feminism, Rape, Sexism

War is hell for everyone involved. For women, this hell can be especially deep. Recruiters don’t tell those who enlist that 30% of military women will be sexually assaulted while serving. Women who work as contract employees in Iraq face similar dangers.

Jamie Leigh Jones, a former Halliburton/KBR employee in Iraq, recently testified at a Congressional hearing that she was drugged and brutally gang-raped by her co-workers in 2005. Three years later, KBR and the military have failed to punish the perpetrators or provide redress for Jamie Leigh.

We met Jamie Leigh in Washington and we were moved by her courage-under tremendous pressure-to speak out publicly and start an organization, The Jamie Leigh Foundation, to help other women. Since Jamie Leigh spoke out, 38 U.S. women, all contract employees in Iraq, have come forward to report crimes of sexual harassment and assault in the workplace. Halliburton/KBR has failed [...]

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Hillary and Barack

By ~LS~ On February 8, 2008 · 3 Comments · In Feminism, Politics, Race and Racism and tagged Tagged With: Hillary, Obama, Sexism

I am still torn between Hillary and Barack and I have only a handful of days before I must decide. I suspect that when I get to the poll, it will be a gut reaction which one I choose. I think Hillary has more experience, especially legislative experience, which is needed to get work done, but Barack represents something fresh and new, a new generation of politics, which appeals to me greatly.

I don’t like the way that Hillary and Barack have gone for each others’ jugular during their campaigns. I think the bile spewed between the two has diminished the process and reduces it to politics as usual rather than “something new,” which we desperately need. I hope that, by the time the election comes, democrats are not too bitter about winning or losing so that they become disaffected and don’t vote. I’m especially concerned that all the black [...]

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