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From the author: > The thing that the commenters on social media are leaving out is that the advice was taken from a section in the guide offering advice on wh
by merlincorey 13y ago
From the author:
> The thing that the commenters on social media are leaving out is that the advice was taken from a section in the guide offering advice on what to do AFTER a man has met a cute girl, gotten her phone number, gone on dates, spent time getting to know her, and now are alone behind closed doors fooling around. If "Don't wait for signs, make the first move" promotes sexual assault, then "Kiss the Girl" from The Little Mermaid was a song about rape.
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- blocking_io 13y agoSorry, but if you're using a Disney film as an example of a good portrayal of women, you've already lost.
- merlincorey 13y agoUmmmm... wut? I'm not using a Disney film as an example of a good portrayal of women, and neither is the author of the seduction book. The implication is that the Disney movie, made and marketed for children, has a song called "Kiss the girl" which is about as rape-y as the advice in the seduction manual. Which is to say not at all.
- blocking_io 13y agoThe whole premise of The Little Mermaid is paternalistic and problematic.
- Crake 13y agoOh my god. Really? Guess you better go tell a bunch of little girls that they aren't allowed to like whatever their favorite female Disney protagonist happens to be.
- blocking_io 13y agoJust because little girls like it, doesn't mean it isn't problematic.
- Crake 13y agoSo, the male computer scientist now feels qualified to tell little girls what is and isn't ok for them to like. I thought you didn't like men telling women what to do?
- silverlake 13y agoI was just curious about this Disney song everyone mentions. It's actually kinda' weird: Yes, you want her Look at her, you know you do It’s possible she wants you, too There is one way to ask her It don’t take a word Not a single word Go on and kiss the girl
- Crake 13y agoRAPE CULTURE or is it LAND CULTURE? perhaps it is MER CULTURE?? (I haven't seen that movie in a long while.)