Misogyny and Sexism in the News

[Toughy]

Originally Posted by HowSoonIsNow

Protest against compulsory medical exams of Polish women workers

*as many have pointed out in comments, where are the mandatory prostate exams for men?


http://www.global-sisterhood-network.../view/2600/59/ <--petition and other info

gee..............

How is this different from those nasty forced penetrative vaginal ultrasound for abortion?

How is this really different than women in AZ having to prove to their employers they are taking 'birth-control' pills for medical reasons other than birth control?

I thought this country was the 'free-est, bestest, greatest, most wonderful, only democracy in the whole wide world.................

[Kobi]

ALBANY, N.Y.—A family who loses a loved one in New York to domestic violence will no longer face the additional anger and heartache of seeing a spouse who is suspected of murder controlling the victim's burial.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders said Monday they have agreed on legislation that would end the power of abusive spouses to dictate what happens to the bodies of the wives or husbands they're accused of killing.

The package is expected to easily pass the Senate and Assembly by June 21, the end of the Legislature's regular session

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/ar...--+Latest+news

[Soon]

Violence Against Women Disguised as ‘Fashion’

link to the photos in article

[Kobi]

Boasting charming rides and themed attractions, the Merry-Land Resort Theme Park is a bit like Southern China’s answer to Disneyland — except for the hordes of miniskirt-wearing women being hosed down by their fellow patrons.

The miniskirts are the product of a summer marketing campaign aimed at attracting more visitors. The park offers a half-price discount to all women wearing skirts shorter than 38 inches—and it takes the gimmick very seriously: Staff members wait at the park entrance armed with rulers and anything other than a miniskirt (like a short dress or hot pants) need not apply.

“The stipulation aims to encourage female visitors to showcase their beauty in summer,” the park’s deputy manager, Li Wenxing, told Shanghai Daily. The park also encourages patrons to throw water on the mini-skirted women, as part of what it calls a summer “water splashing festival.”

Li says that visitor numbers have soared since the campaign was implemented. But nearby residents aren’t too happy about the ploy, as some believe that the campaign is encouraging women to “behave erotically” in public.


Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/07/17/...#ixzz211HAV7UM

[DMW]

They should let the women that wear the miniskirts in for free.
Maybe that makes me a mysogynist.
But damn. Women make people happy. And sex sells.

This is the world. Women move the world around.
The women should now refuse to go into the park unless it is free.
The men will complain that the miniskirt women are gone
and the women will get in for free.

The water splashing...that doesn't seem so nice. I don't like the water splashing
idea.
What about wet t-shirt contests? here in the u.s. or wherever?

See, i believe that women should get paid for their service.
Prostitution should be legalized so that the woman gets all of the income and
have health care.

Other than the splashing...i don't think this is that big of a deal.

[Kobi]

Originally Posted by DMW

They should let the women that wear the miniskirts in for free.
Maybe that makes me a mysogynist.
But damn. Women make people happy. And sex sells.

This is the world. Women move the world around.
The women should now refuse to go into the park unless it is free.
The men will complain that the miniskirt women are gone
and the women will get in for free.

The water splashing...that doesn't seem so nice. I don't like the water splashing
idea.
What about wet t-shirt contests? here in the u.s. or wherever?

See, i believe that women should get paid for their service.
Prostitution should be legalized so that the woman gets all of the income and
have health care.

Other than the splashing...i don't think this is that big of a deal.

DMW,

This is making me twitch and not in a good way. I'm not sure I even understand what you are trying to say. May I ask you to clarify what you mean here?

[CherylNYC]

Originally Posted by DMW

They should let the women that wear the miniskirts in for free.
Maybe that makes me a mysogynist.
But damn. Women make people happy. And sex sells.

This is the world. Women move the world around.
The women should now refuse to go into the park unless it is free.
The men will complain that the miniskirt women are gone
and the women will get in for free.

The water splashing...that doesn't seem so nice. I don't like the water splashing
idea.
What about wet t-shirt contests? here in the u.s. or wherever?

See, i believe that women should get paid for their service.
Prostitution should be legalized so that the woman gets all of the income and
have health care.

Other than the splashing...i don't think this is that big of a deal.

Troll alert. Post reported.

[Admin]

Originally Posted by DMW

They should let the women that wear the miniskirts in for free.
Maybe that makes me a mysogynist.
But damn. Women make people happy. And sex sells.

This is the world. Women move the world around.
The women should now refuse to go into the park unless it is free.
The men will complain that the miniskirt women are gone
and the women will get in for free.

The water splashing...that doesn't seem so nice. I don't like the water splashing
idea.
What about wet t-shirt contests? here in the u.s. or wherever?

See, i believe that women should get paid for their service.
Prostitution should be legalized so that the woman gets all of the income and
have health care.

Other than the splashing...i don't think this is that big of a deal.

DMW-

I've received multiple reports about this post.

I think I understand you as saying that there is merit behind this theme park wanting to use women as their "marketing tool".

To answer your question, it *is* misogyny to treat women as "things" rather than people. That goes for marketing tools, non-consensual class-targeted ploys for "free" stuff, and any situation that puts a woman in a position of having her body used to "lure" people to a theme park.

I need you to understand that statements like "women make people happy" in this context feels a lot like valuing a woman as a "thing" rather than an individual human being.

Because puppies make people happy. And cars. And new shoes.

Please try to be mindful that this site is not only woman-positive but woman-honoring. We really want to dismantle socialized misogyny, rape culture, and patriarchal expectations of women on this site. I hope you'll help be part of that solution.

Thanks!
Angie/Admin/Medusa

[JustJo]

Absolutely agreeing with what Admin posted here, but also....this is one of those situations that makes my head spin around and my eyes bulge out, because the people who are playing along and enabling this misogynistic, archaic bullshit...are women!

Until women stop flocking to this kind of thing and playing along, how do we get the rest of society to feel any differently?

Serious question.

The article says visitor numbers have soared since implementing this policy. Those visitors aren't just those who come to oogle, but also the women wearing the mini-skirts and allowing themselves to have water thrown on themselves.

WTF.

People drive me crazy sometimes.