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History of Feminism

redqueen

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7. Our enforced role as members of the sex class vastly overshadows our role as incubators/cattle.

Reply to Triana (Reply #6)

Sat Aug 23, 2014, 10:11 AM

Aug 2014

At one point in history, women and children were kidnapped with the primary goal of producing offspring, but no more.

Now that there are so many men with disposable cash, renting them out as prostitutes is an incredibly profitable industry. There are the constant reminders that a girl's / woman's worth is primarily in her appearance - her sexual desirability.

The problems caused by objectification and pornification are ubiquitous but most on the left treat them like a big joke.

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We Have More Than Just a Campus Rape Problem. There Is Invisible Rape All Over [View all] eridani Aug 2014 OP

Thanks for your post, eridani. nt littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #1

Just goes to show there is no overall culture of rape intaglio Aug 2014 #2

My question is... theHandpuppet Aug 2014 #3

And those are just a FEW of the rapes and attempted rapes. redqueen Aug 2014 #4

I am becoming more and more convinced that people aren't outraged because they think it is "normal". MadrasT Aug 2014 #5

You wouldn't believe how often that reason is cited by girls in school not reporting sexual assault redqueen Aug 2014 #10

Hmmmm..... GeoWilliam750 Aug 2014 #12

Part of the issue: Rape and domestic violence mostly (not all but mostly) happens to women Triana Aug 2014 #6

Our enforced role as members of the sex class vastly overshadows our role as incubators/cattle. redqueen Aug 2014 #7

"..constant reminders that a girl's / woman's worth is primarily in her..sexual desirability" Triana Aug 2014 #8

Let this sink in, People --- Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #9

Cases in point.... Triana Aug 2014 #11