http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/aug/19/honey-money-catherine-hakim-review
so there's this new book out about this. ive read a few columns about it. the argument (apart from reminding us, just in case the non-superficial society we live in made us forget, that good looks and charm can do wonders), seems to be 'let women use their physical assets while they have them cos men have deprived them of the chance to use anything else they have to offer and men are scared of women using this as power as they are threatened by it and would rather women believe they should use their other assets even though they are likely less effectual than their looks'.
the other point seemed to be that women should be allowed to sell their bodies which confused me a bit as she also argues that the 'liberation' of womens sexual mores in the 60s ended up just being a ploy for exploitation by men.
i found this interesting just cos it seems i cant get away from women exploiting their erotic capital in the media or pop music these days, the whole concept of empowerment through sexuality seems to have become kind of bastardised and well, a bit boring and part of upholding the status quo than anything radical really. though i do like the sound of 'erotical capital' as a term.
im sure dissensus members better versed in gender/feminist/sexual theory etc have more interesting things to say about this. even though this board seems to be 99% men. are dissensus members good at exploiting their erotic capital?
so there's this new book out about this. ive read a few columns about it. the argument (apart from reminding us, just in case the non-superficial society we live in made us forget, that good looks and charm can do wonders), seems to be 'let women use their physical assets while they have them cos men have deprived them of the chance to use anything else they have to offer and men are scared of women using this as power as they are threatened by it and would rather women believe they should use their other assets even though they are likely less effectual than their looks'.
the other point seemed to be that women should be allowed to sell their bodies which confused me a bit as she also argues that the 'liberation' of womens sexual mores in the 60s ended up just being a ploy for exploitation by men.
i found this interesting just cos it seems i cant get away from women exploiting their erotic capital in the media or pop music these days, the whole concept of empowerment through sexuality seems to have become kind of bastardised and well, a bit boring and part of upholding the status quo than anything radical really. though i do like the sound of 'erotical capital' as a term.
im sure dissensus members better versed in gender/feminist/sexual theory etc have more interesting things to say about this. even though this board seems to be 99% men. are dissensus members good at exploiting their erotic capital?
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