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by jonnycomputer 4y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_theory
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminist_views_on_sexuality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminist_views_on_sexuality
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminist_views_on_prostitution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminist_views_on_prostitution
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feminist-sex-markets/ https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feminist-sex-markets/
that said, its considered problematic, or troubled, not because its erotica, but because a group of men used a photo of that nature as the test image. some could, and some probably do, consider that to be objectifying women, particularly when the field is so dominated by men that women may feel that it signals that their worth is judged by their sexual appeal more than their technical skills. and, i could well imagine how I might feel in that situation.
however, there is also something to this that feels overwrought, or perhaps even like a little old-fashioned prudishness.
- plank 4y agoThis. Funny how this seemingly clear point doesn’t get across to the other side of the debate (this discussion, more then others, seem to divide the group into two sides: one that sees why using Lena can be considered troubled, and one that does not). I find this difficult to understand.