Comments on: Brief musing on amazing female sexual powers while I wait for my weekly dose of Caruso

By: Soundbites « Finally, A Feminism 101 Blog

Soundbites « Finally, A Feminism 101 Blog — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:10:31 +0000

[...] (Crimitism) on women’s alleged power over men via dressing provocatively etc: you can’t simultaneously [...]

By: Richie

Richie — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 02:37:10 +0000

“She shouldn’t have led him on” etc.

By: L.M.

L.M. — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 02:30:45 +0000

Maybe the root of rape apologia and victim-blaming? That it’s the fault of women’s “sexual power” that men act like pigs and criminals? Ugh.

By: Richie

Richie — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:45:25 +0000

To which they’d respond that you should be flattered and it’s a compliment blah blah blahhhhh. Like the idea that feminists only complain about sexual harassment because they’re jealous about it being directed at other women.

By: L.M.

L.M. — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 15:37:14 +0000

The other not-so-empowering bit about female sexual powers-
You can’t turn them off and you don’t have any “control” over who falls under the … er … power.
I’m not even attractive, but once when I was waiting for public transportation, a man across the street gawked at me and to my horror crossed the street to come hit on me.
One could say that it’s my “female sexual power” that pulled him across the street. Frankly, I was terrified and ashamed the entire time. If the situation had really been in my “power”, I wouldn’t have had him accost me.

By: Richie

Richie — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:21:15 +0000

It’s not out here. I know it’s by Ang Lee, so I’ll tentatively assume it’s probably not that bad until I’ve seen it. It’s my Eli Roth principle in reverse.

By: L.M.

L.M. — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 05:13:42 +0000

A bit OT and potential mild triggers:
I’m not sure if the movie “Lust, Caution” has been released in Australia – but in the ’states it’s been praised breathlessly as erotic, naughty, daring and provocative. When I read the plot in my local newspaper, one sex scene is an outright rape and in another, a woman is coerced into having sex. I haven’t seen the movie, but ’scuse me if I’m judgmental and say that rape is not sexy ever, and our society is unbelievably twisted if we think so.

By: Richie

Richie — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:50:32 +0000

If Men Have All The Power How Come Women Make The Rules says that women looking too sexy is a form of sexual harassment perpetrated against helpless men who can’t resist, and because women look sexy all the time (by having breasts), women are therefore responsible for the bulk of sexual harassment. He even has a graph.

I actually am surprised it wasn’t published, since I’ve seen far worse.

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:21:59 +0000

You would think this trope would deeply offend MRAs, too, implying as it does that men are drooling cretins who lose all power of rational thought in the presence of boobs. Apparently it’s alright to suggest men are stupid as long as you also show naked ladies at the same time.