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Hanna at Liberal Conspiracy has an interesting piece about sexism . I have rather mixed feelings about the whole subject . Naturally I abhor the lefty wimmin with their dungarees and poor personal hygiene but the popular role models for women are , I agree , offering a degraded menu to ordinary girls
She , Hannah , has a point when she points out that low level assumptions can be harmful. Amazon , for example sells magnetic words for children, with a separate versions for girls A few of the ‘girl’ words: clothes, lipstick, want, pink, makeup, princess, diamond, tiara, party. Compare these to a selection of the ‘boy’ words: monster, racing, moon, helicopter, grass, dogs, forest, swimming, blue. ‘Thank goodness the set excludes any complicated words like Doctor, or Car, or Career, or heaven forfend: Reading. ...” as one outraged woman says . Fair enough

Caitlin Moran in the Times is astonished that strip clubs are still legal ..... "They seem absolutely incongruous in a modern society - whenever I see one, it shocks me as much as if I'd just seen a sign going up saying “Minstrel Show!” or “Jew-Beating, Sticks £1!”. There's a Spearmint Rhino on Tottenham Court Road. Tottenham Court Road. To all intents and purposes, that means there's a titty-bar on the Monopoly board....."...
Its an entertaining article in which she revealingly feels she has to tell us she suffers from cystitis presumably to make the point she is not against sex per se . As I say I have mixed feelings and I certainly do not want a strip club in my road . but still what are we to make of the persistence of differing roles fro men and women....One of the first things women did after the Soviet Union collapsed was acquire make up and launch a Beauty Competition. Perhaps thats what many women want ?Do women find house husbands with added sensitivity attractive ? Not that I have noticed and the idea that Barbie is a plot against higher female consciousness will not survive the observation of little girls . I think feminism has to be more inclusive and more positive . A lot of women like sport and that could do with more encouragement, banning pink or even lap dancing is unlikely to change much and is inherently illiberal. A lot of men like clever women with a nice body , no reason why this should not be empowering .
One of the problems women have is that despite their protestations about equality they still refuse to support a man and marry “beneath themselves “ . The extent of childlessness amongst female graduates is terribly sad .It is possible to be very feminine without being ”Girly” or whorish .Smart glamorous sexy knowing and appreciative of men is the best combo. The hideous harridan of leftist anti porn is not the only alternative to a lisping drip.
There has always been a strain of puritanism in the left . From the English Civil war through the 19th century conformists to the modern man hater. The problem for a man is to work out when a woman is attacking sexism and when she is actually attacking sex.