ext_3004 ([identity profile] veronica-rich.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] veronica_rich 2006-08-06 03:22 am (UTC)

So true. You need to post this in a J/E community

Where do you think I came up with the idea to write it? *G*

I'm not posting it anywhere, although you are free as a bird to link it. I'm just tired of reading posts from 18-year-olds who think they know the world and can't understand what could possibly be wrong with a woman using her sexuality to get ahead, or to get *anything*, and then be puzzled as to why men wouldn't still respect them in spite of this.

My two favorite arguments are: (1) Sexuality is empowering, and women should flaunt theirs whenever possible to get what they want - that this is somehow a positive feminist viewpoint and anyone who doesn't buy it is stuck in some Victorian "women should be seen and not heard" mindset; and (2) In Elizabeth's time period, that's the only way women could get ANYTHING. I call bullshit on both arguments (especially the second, given that in the first movie, Elizabeth proved she could hold her own with the males and get herself and others out of tight spots without resorting to her cunny or her pouty lips).

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