Thongs, Videos and Porno's...

After considering the articles by Hammonds and MacKinnon and replaying our class discussion, I must say that though I feel these articles are a bit far-fetched, there are valid points. Advertisement now promotes sexual violence toward women and does desensitize men (and women) to the sacredness of sex. According to MacKinnon, “Male dominance is sexual”, and as men control what is viewed as sexy; men also define the sexuality of women. However, I do not believe that all of these images of women are perpetuated by men. I do not feel the articles explored this fact enough. If it was a man who created a thong, it was the woman who decided to wear it. If it was a man who distributed pornography, it was a woman who posed for the picture or starred in the video. If it was a man who decided that it would be sexy to slide a credit card down the crack of a woman’s ass, it was a woman who willing stood to become his ass-ATM machine. I do not feel the articles, nor our class discussion, explored the accountability of women in the sexual objectification of women.