"Trampire:" Why the Public Slut Shaming of Kristen Stewart Matters for Young Women

Sep 07, 2012 00:40

For the most part, I don't really care about the Robert Pattinson-Kristen Stewart breakup, because I don't know them, I don't like the Twilight movies and after suffering through David Cronenberg's Cosmopolis, I'm very upset with Robert Pattinson. I don't care if Kristen Stewart and Rupert Sanders did it in a car, in a bar, in a house or with a ( Read more... )

*trigger warning: sexism, feminism, films

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blackpuddle September 7 2012, 13:45:51 UTC
This. It takes two to tango. I doubt he was innocent in this.

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fuck_of_nature September 7 2012, 16:59:20 UTC
Shouldn't Kristen too? I'd say it has to be a 50/50 responsibility.

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sihaya09 September 7 2012, 17:16:51 UTC
How has she not? She released a public apology for her private life, and has been taking the lion's share of the scorn. I mean, what else would you like to see?

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fuck_of_nature September 7 2012, 17:23:32 UTC
The person I was responding to says that Sanders should get 70% of the blame. That's what I was responding to...

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sihaya09 September 7 2012, 17:28:25 UTC
Ah, I see.

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keestone September 7 2012, 21:26:53 UTC
Not the original person, but if I were weighing blame I'd probably consider power differential, age/experience, and married w/kids. So, the older male director with children who is cheating on his wife is doing a bit more wrong than the young actress cheating on her boyfriend.

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chaya September 10 2012, 20:54:51 UTC
+1

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