Comments on: Self authorship http://cultureby.com/2005/09/they_dont_grade.html This Blog Sits At the Intersection of Anthropology and Economics Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:43:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Virginia Postrel http://cultureby.com/2005/09/they_dont_grade.html/comment-page-1#comment-5772 Virginia Postrel Fri, 16 Sep 2005 02:26:24 +0000 http://localhost/wp_culture/?p=872#comment-5772 A pop culture data point: The character of Catherine Willows on <i>CSI</i> is a stripper-turned-forensic-scientist. She's also the illegitimate daughter of a big-time casino owner who didn't exactly respect her or her mother (and who's guilty of one murder we know of). As the character is written, Grant's points apply, but so does Chris Rock's. A pop culture data point: The character of Catherine Willows on CSI is a stripper-turned-forensic-scientist. She’s also the illegitimate daughter of a big-time casino owner who didn’t exactly respect her or her mother (and who’s guilty of one murder we know of). As the character is written, Grant’s points apply, but so does Chris Rock’s.

]]> By: Jason http://cultureby.com/2005/09/they_dont_grade.html/comment-page-1#comment-5771 Jason Thu, 15 Sep 2005 11:15:35 +0000 http://localhost/wp_culture/?p=872#comment-5771 There's something bigger going on. I was at a movie-showing the other day, a movie about a bunch of preteens and their problems at school, and in the discussion afterwards a woman stood up and gave a feminist interpretation of the film. Hearing her throw the “rape” word around I couldn't help remembering how feminists like to see sex as a weapon. And it is, but mainly among twelve year olds. A generation ago, women, and a lot of men, were scared of sex. But most women today aren't. Most women today want to be sex objects. So do men. (So do I.) It's the final phase of the sexual revolution--sex as just plain sex. Being sexy isn't “demeaning” and you don't have to compromise your integrity by showing it. And one of of the last perpetuators of chauvinism is feminism. But then it's the product of a male dominated society, so what do you expect? There’s something bigger going on.

I was at a movie-showing the other day, a movie about a bunch of preteens and their problems at school, and in the discussion afterwards a woman stood up and gave a feminist interpretation of the film. Hearing her throw the “rape” word around I couldn’t help remembering how feminists like to see sex as a weapon. And it is, but mainly among twelve year olds.

A generation ago, women, and a lot of men, were scared of sex. But most women today aren’t. Most women today want to be sex objects. So do men. (So do I.)

It’s the final phase of the sexual revolution–sex as just plain sex. Being sexy isn’t “demeaning” and you don’t have to compromise your integrity by showing it. And one of of the last perpetuators of chauvinism is feminism. But then it’s the product of a male dominated society, so what do you expect?

]]> By: Aldon Hynes http://cultureby.com/2005/09/they_dont_grade.html/comment-page-1#comment-5770 Aldon Hynes Thu, 15 Sep 2005 09:22:49 +0000 http://localhost/wp_culture/?p=872#comment-5770 It seems as if there is another dynamic involved in this. There are some that feel that stripping or prostitution are a choices made by a performer. There are others that feel that they are a bad choices. Both perspectives ignore the aspect of exploitation where the performer, for a variety of reasons may feel trapped in their profession and may feel that they don't really have a choice. It seems as if there is another dynamic involved in this. There are some that feel that stripping or prostitution are a choices made by a performer. There are others that feel that they are a bad choices. Both perspectives ignore the aspect of exploitation where the performer, for a variety of reasons may feel trapped in their profession and may feel that they don’t really have a choice.

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