Thread:Passionate Seddier45/@comment-3180503-20140628013524/@comment-24341760-20140725024329

I agree, it's degrading, because it's seen that way. Its nice to think about what we can do to stop it. But right now, today, we can't stop it fast enough to prevent her from getting the bad attention she's getting, and from having people see her as someone who degrades herself. That's what's happening. That's the reality. As a young woman, you ignore this particular reality at your peril. And that's the risk she has to assume when she does these things. She's gotta live with the comments, and they can't make her feel good. They've gotta bother her, they're insulting. She has the right to do this, but why subject yourself to that? Also: It's hard to tell whether she is doing it because she wants to. Sure, she says that. But she lives in this society and has been immersed in its values, including the value placed on young women's bodies. (I'm not saying everybody thinks that, but clearly some of her fans do). So, it's hard to say what she "wants," exactly. She can't be separated from the society she lives in, none of us can. But I'm glad that you, Tash, are seeing things differently, maybe the world can change. (Though for your sake, I hope it doesn't change so much that women stop looking sexy! Would they, if they didn't have to worry about how they looked for men? Food for thought.)