<tongueincheek>
I'm currently working on some 'special' jpgs of Bernd Friedmann's head
pasted onto Ana Kournikova's body...watch this space.
</tongueincheek>
Stevie.
www.ignition.org.uk
www.rewind1000.co.uk
quoted 37 lines -----Original Message-----> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vague Terrain [mailto:mcess@pop.slip.net]
> Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2000 8:00 AM
> To: idm@hyperreal.org
> Subject: [idm] better Riz than "chick"
>
>
> "dude. pointing out that someone referred to as a 'he' is in
> actuality is a
> she is not misogynistic.
>
> pointing out that a person is attractive is not misogynistic."
>
> While I shouldn't speak for others, I have to say that the original post
> wasn't arguing that it was misogynist to identify Riz' gender. The word in
> question wasn't "woman", it was "chick" and if you can't figure out the
> connotative difference, then YOU'RE the "moron" in this picture. And no,
> pointing out that a person is attractive isn't *necessarily* misogynistic.
> But in a sexist climate in which women's art-making tends to get
> referenced
> with their looks in ways that men's art-maiking rarely is, to uncritically
> perpetuate that association is to make a comment which, if not sexist in
> its intention, is nontheless sexist in its effect. How many posts on IDM
> have you seen where Bernd Friedmann's fetching cheekbones or Rob Brown's
> brooding good looks are the issue?
>
> later "dude".
>
> Drew
>
>
>
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