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I just can't see how making jokes that include sexual imagery are at the expense of women. Crude? yes - inappropriate? absolutely - funny? not in my mind - "ag

by VMG 14y ago

I just can't see how making jokes that include sexual imagery are at the expense of women. Crude? yes - inappropriate? absolutely - funny? not in my mind - "against" women? I don't understand how. I make this distinction because I think about an old professors of mine who stupidly would try to make women welcome by saying things like "Nice to have such a beautiful young lady here". His intent was to make them feel better, but he didn't get that it doesn't work that way.

king_jester 14y ago
> I just can't see how making jokes that include sexual imagery are at the expense of women. Note that it included sexual imagery of women, not just sexual imagery. Making a commodity of women's bodies is a big theme of sexism in media, so to introduce that kind of imagery at conference where women will be a smaller percentage of the audience compared to men, you are essentially saying that those women present don't have value outside of their bodies. This kind of thing is hugely alienating.