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History of Feminism

ismnotwasm

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9. Exactly

Reply to Gravitycollapse (Original post)

Thu Mar 20, 2014, 12:23 AM

Mar 2014

PETA's add are disrespectful and degrading to women, and try to use the same "shock" tactics anti- choicer do.

While I respect the underlying message-- there Is no way I'd go through PETA to express it

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Basically PETA's ad campaigns reverse the roles for women and cows. [View all] Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 OP

Hmm... well, I guess 100% of their ads can't be great. nt Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #1

Most of their "street stunts" use naked women. Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #2

They don't use naked men, either, do they? I can't remember ever seeing a naked male. MADem Mar 2014 #3

Well, write them and tell them to use men. nt Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #4

Not everything needs to be packaged in sex. Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #5

Oh I'm with you there 10000%. If I were goddess of the world... Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #7

PETA pulls some really offensive stunts. Control-Z Mar 2014 #6

and the men giggle... ya. got that message across. nt seabeyond Mar 2014 #8

Exactly ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Tumbulu Mar 2014 #10

I do have to say that I feel sad for these women who are buying the line that, Squinch Mar 2014 #11

Also, reinforcing conventional beauty standards in the name of raising consciousness is ironic nomorenomore08 Mar 2014 #12