Sunday, November 30, 2008

still developing this

from wowowee, to mail order brides, to modern day slavery, to the women on deal, no deal. . it seems like women are nothing but accessories in this partiarchal society meant to keep the men's eyes entertained.  i wonder what the filipin@s who went to go to watch wowowee yesterday in san diego would think if their daughters were the ones who dancing around in a suggestive manner? but it's all out of fun and entertainment right?  that's why nicole "deserved" what happened to her along with the woman in okinawa.  

it seems to me that both men and woman are policing women's bodies and deciding on what's an appropriate and inappropriate display.  but then i get stuck when we throw in sexuality?  how do we own our sexuality and gender at the same time? 
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