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Originally posted by pexx421
agreed. I get so sick of people complaining that they are "fat" or need to lose weight when they look absolutely stunning. Im dating this girl right now who is 5'7 and 127 and has this bizarre idea she is supposed to be 15 lbs lighter. Its disgusting and unhealthy, and sad to say, the only reason ive even allowed myself to date her is that i know im moving out of state in a month, and would never have gotten into a relationship with someone of such obvious emotional scarring if i didnt have that safety there. I made the mistake of verbalizing this to her however, which shows also the depths of my own stupidity, but hey. Im just a guy after all.
Originally posted by WickedStar
SITC portrays issues nearly every woman in America has encountered throughout their life time - they just dress it up in haut-couture and manolo blahniks and put it in Manhattan. To further my point, Carrie (SJP) discusses the very issues that she and her friends face through her column so that she can share, in a very Aesop's way, the lessons they learn from said issues. So, it's not just about fashion - it's a moral play on fantasy and reality. Has every woman been in a lesbian relationship? No, but many have thought about it. Has every woman had an impotent - no, but millions have. My point is, SITC functions as a mirror for women - so that a women on some dairy farm in Minnesota (or where ever) can say, "hey...they've gone through this too."
The very nature of this thread basically suggests that a woman is morally corrupt if she allows herself to be a fully realized sexual being. So, if you want to say that SITC corrupts women then you need to go back to the Sexual Revolution of the 60-'s and 70's that allowed women to get out of the kitchen shackles, get away from the ironing, get away from all those ridiculous female stereotypes that characterized June Clever and condemn it too. Because I promise you, it was the Sexual Revolution that made Sex In The City possible.
[edit on 29/5/08 by WickedStar]
Originally posted by WickedStar
The very nature of this thread basically suggests that a woman is morally corrupt if she allows herself to be a fully realized sexual being. So, if you want to say that SITC corrupts women then you need to go back to the Sexual Revolution of the 60-'s and 70's that allowed women to get out of the kitchen shackles, get away from the ironing, get away from all those ridiculous female stereotypes that characterized June Clever and condemn it too. Because I promise you, it was the Sexual Revolution that made Sex In The City possible.
Originally posted by kosmicjack
Originally posted by WickedStar
The very nature of this thread basically suggests that a woman is morally corrupt if she allows herself to be a fully realized sexual being. So, if you want to say that SITC corrupts women then you need to go back to the Sexual Revolution of the 60-'s and 70's that allowed women to get out of the kitchen shackles, get away from the ironing, get away from all those ridiculous female stereotypes that characterized June Clever and condemn it too. Because I promise you, it was the Sexual Revolution that made Sex In The City possible.
Your post is such a gross over-generalization as well as a modern day cop-out.
Believe me, I am a fully realized sexual being - within the context of a monogamous and fulfilling marriage. And guess what - horrors! - I enjoy cooking and other domestic tasks. (gasp!)
A poster a few pages back inferred that there are distinct differences between men and women and that the difference is the essence of a woman's beauty. I could not agree more. It's when women try to emulate male behavior that they lose their feminine charms. And let's face it - just to put it in terms as elementary as you have - most men want to marry the virtuous, disciplined and dedicated girl next door. Oh, they may dally with the more flamboyant types, but they always go back home. That is our real power, the difference between us.
True feminism lies not in the concept that I can do everything a man can do, but that I am not less than a man just because I am different. Yin Yang baby!
[edit on 29/5/08 by kosmicjack]