Actually, it is not content that i am concerned with, so much as context. I am also a sadomasochist and believe that depictions of SM can be woman-positive and life affirming.
It is misogynism-in-context that concerns me, not the appearance of misogynism in content. By which i mean, as i tried to touch on in a thread above, that even depictions of fem-sub BDSM or the acting out of rape can be done in a way that is not misogynistic.
That sounds like a contradiction, but as a feminist my views are very complex.
I am concerned about what might be the ultimate root of things like rape fantasies, but i am not interested in shutting them down; i see them as a survival reaction to an unhealthy reality. I do not criticize people for their survival reactions to oppression. So to that extent i strongly support the development of outlets where things like rape fantasies can be explored in a way that is helpful and healing to everyone involved.
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Date: 2005-09-27 01:35 pm (UTC)It is misogynism-in-context that concerns me, not the appearance of misogynism in content. By which i mean, as i tried to touch on in a thread above, that even depictions of fem-sub BDSM or the acting out of rape can be done in a way that is not misogynistic.
That sounds like a contradiction, but as a feminist my views are very complex.
I am concerned about what might be the ultimate root of things like rape fantasies, but i am not interested in shutting them down; i see them as a survival reaction to an unhealthy reality. I do not criticize people for their survival reactions to oppression. So to that extent i strongly support the development of outlets where things like rape fantasies can be explored in a way that is helpful and healing to everyone involved.