Dignity in General

Chris has a problem with semi-pornographic music videos because they degrade women, apparently. I disagree. I dislike semi-pornographic music videos because they are only semi-pornographic. But I digress, the topic of this post is degradation, not porn in music videos,and I don't think that anyone can say that music videos degrade women, if all they're doing is dancing like spastics without tops on. For one thing, I like breasts, and I don't think that having them visible should make you any less worthy than those frigid spinsters who wear blouses that button all the way up to the chin. For another, I'm assuming that their participation is voluntary and not compulsary and therefor is anyone is degrading them, it's them themselves. Also, on top of voluntary participation, I'm sure they also get paid, and with the ridiculous amount of money that goes into these shitty videos I doubt it's an amount to be scoffed at.

But seriously, what's degrading about overt sexuality? Even offensively overt? My idea of degrading someone is to push their face into the dirt and make them drink their own piss. Or to abuse themand tease them about it. Filming hot women being sexy around some dickhead in an ill-fitting suit is not degradation. But Chris referred specifically to objectifying women, as in they are being portrayed as mere objects for men to have sex with. Now, if you can't have sex with an object, what are you meant to do? Fuck an idea? I know that's not how the term is meant but still, people need to remember that they are objects, in the sense they interact with the physical world. Besides, I think that most people know not to apply the shit they see in music videos to the real world.

I would argue that women are not objectified, because all men know that women can walk, talk and think to at least some extent, regardless of the extent of their cleavage. I think sex is being objectified. Sex is being portrayed as a tool that leads to wealth, health and happiness, which, let's face it, is partially true. Besides, if what is shown on MTV will spread to reality, then why aren't more of us men driving low-ridersand sporting grilles. People who bitch about the devaluing of women through sexual imagery generally believe that people in general are so stupid, shallow ignorant that they can't tell good from bad, sex from love and a woman from a fleshlight.

I think that people need to help and raise awareness for women who really are taken for granted, women who are abused by people they love because they don't value themselves enough to leave, or enough to stand up for themselves. All women are beautiful, I think we need to stop blaming the happy ones for being sexy and we need to start treating them like adults, talk about something more relevant to women in society than MTfuckingV. Like fathers who don't pay child support, and boyfriends who think 'no' means 'yes' and think that a stomach is suitable replacement for a boxing bag.


Q: Why do women wear make-up and perfume?
A: Because they are ugly and they smell bad.

The Cad