slavegirljoy -> RE: Slave for hire!! (8/27/2007 6:16:22 AM)
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Imposing moral values, regarding sexuality, on others and using guilt, shame and laws to keep them from fully exploring their sexuality is oppressive, in my view. That used to be the case, in this country, for homosexuals and even for interacial couples. It still is for women. Men have traditionally been allowed to explore their sexual nature without having to endure name-calling and negative labeling, other than "playboy" or "gigolo." But, when a woman chooses to freely explore her sexuality, she is called "slut" and "whore" and "harlot" and, etc., etc., the list goes on. What is the word for a male slut? If a woman chooses to enjoy her sexuality and to use her sexual talents to earn a living, she is considered a "wicked" woman and is persecuted by society and the legal system. She is forced to be a criminal because the laws enforce a moral bias against her. She is devalued as a sexual being. She is forced to hide her sexual desires and is told to "act proper" or be ostracized by society. Other women consider her to be a threat to the security of their relationships with men and men, who want to profit from her willingness to use her sexuality for income, will use the societal and legal bias against her to their advantage through fear and intimidation. Unless and until there is sexual freedom for all men and women by decriminalizing sex acts between consenting adults, including sex for hire, discrimination against women will continue. Women will continue to be accused of "using" their sexuality to gain favor and get ahead or of being nothing more than a slut or a whore, simply because they want to pursue their sexuality as freely as a man can. At least, that's how i view it, as a woman who has always enjoyed her sexuality, under the constraints of a sexually repressed society. slave joy Owned property of Master David "Commitment transforms a promise into a reality." PS: No need to excuse yourself, CuriousLord. i didn't take your remarks as anything directed against me. i appreciate your empassioned views and the opportunity to have a dialogue on this topic. quote:
ORIGINAL: CuriousLord This view that people are trying to keep women down instead of them just valuing sex is not only against the evidence but strikes me as spoken with an agenda in mind. Do such individuals actually believe that people are trying to keep women down? That they're trying to make sex this nasty thing? Can they not grasp the notion that sex is simply something important to others? But, here, I have seen one assume that people consider sex to be sacred just to be sexist. This.. doesn't make sense. It's not what has shown to be empirically true. And it unnecesssarily assmes the worst in people. Assumption of malicious intent in contradiction to reason disgusts me. Edit: I'd ask you excuse me, slavegirljoy, if any venom seems to be directed towards you.
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