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anti fishstick · 09-22-2003, 05:53 PM

i think the 'modern woman' does this to say "hey, i'm a woman, but i can do this too!" it's a sense of empowerment and feeling in control. it's a response to all those double standards and gender inequality still going on today. but, it's part of the problem... not fixing it. it's still power role relationships.. it's still using sexuality as power. it's still acknowledging the inequality then stooping down to that level. and it's not just about the one-night stands. it's breaking up with their boyfriends, making sure they're the dumper and not the dumpee (being in control), and then shrugging it off like it was nothing.

09-22-2003, 05:53 PM	#18 (permalink)
anti fishstick Post-modernism meets Individualism AKA the Clash Location: oregon	i think the 'modern woman' does this to say "hey, i'm a woman, but i can do this too!" it's a sense of empowerment and feeling in control. it's a response to all those double standards and gender inequality still going on today. but, it's part of the problem... not fixing it. it's still power role relationships.. it's still using sexuality as power. it's still acknowledging the inequality then stooping down to that level. and it's not just about the one-night stands. it's breaking up with their boyfriends, making sure they're the dumper and not the dumpee (being in control), and then shrugging it off like it was nothing. __________________ And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. ~Anais Nin Last edited by anti fishstick; 09-22-2003 at 05:56 PM..