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janitors February 9 2009, 06:22:32 UTC
this was an interesting read! and a difficult question...

I think whether stripping is empowering or not is best evaluated on a case-by-case basis. People probably have strong enough feelings about it, one way or the other, so that it's not something that is easily generalized. hm.

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bathroom_ninja February 9 2009, 22:23:43 UTC
Yay I'm glad someone found it interesting :D

I agree with you also. There are some women in sex work I consider to be very female-friendly and possibly even empowering, others...not so much lol.

This situation was interesting to me because it made me realize I may be more conservative than I previously thought.

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morethanjake543 February 11 2009, 03:41:08 UTC
Is it still empowerment if at the end of the day you’re the one being consumed ( ... )

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bathroom_ninja February 11 2009, 04:05:24 UTC
It'd be pretty easy to argue that using self-exploitation as empowerment on the personal level can exist while it can essentially function opposite that for the community.

That is a really good way to put it! Hah! Now I can contribute to, 'is porn degrading?' arguments! Lol XD [Although my answer is pretty mixed on that one too] People who argue this sort of thing say, 'but she's choosing to do it!' a lot. Which is silly because I choose to do a lot of things but that doesn't necessarily mean they aren't degrading just because of my 'choice'.

Are you talking about It's Pimpin' Pimpin'?! Because I thought that was pretty funny, but in my defense I was also high out of my mind.

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morethanjake543 February 11 2009, 07:10:43 UTC
Yeah. Did you see it uncensored? I was pretty high, too, and sometimes had trouble figuring out what he was talking about with all of those beeps.

I reaaaaalllly want to see it uncensored!

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bathroom_ninja February 11 2009, 15:34:42 UTC
Probably, I saw it on a DVD, not comedy central or something, so I don't see why it would have been censored. I don't remember though, I fell asleep due to highness after maybe 20-30 mins :|

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rabbitfaces April 6 2009, 22:45:09 UTC
I found your LJ by accident.

Read Ariel Levy's Female Chauvinist Pigs. She writes all about the stuff you're pondering ( ... )

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bathroom_ninja April 7 2009, 22:45:17 UTC
I've seen that book around, I'll definitely have to check it out now.

I think sex can be powerful, and I also think money can be powerful, so I don't completely object to stripping. The jury is out on that one for me. But this situation was so different because it was expected that we would all go along with it, it was very strange. It was weird seeing a woman's sexuality used as a party trick. Definitely bizarre. If it was all men, thats one thing, but this was a mixed party ( ... )

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