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History of Feminism

Orrex

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10. It would seem that any modern interpretation will invariably carry a modern bias

Reply to redqueen (Original post)

Thu Jun 5, 2014, 03:16 PM

Jun 2014

Any broad-stroke analyses will be informed by our own prejudices one way or the other.

We can say "that's obviously a fertility totem" or "that's a pornographic idol," but why is one interpretation more authoritative than any other?

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Oldest depiction of female form shows that modern archaeologists are pornsick misogynists [View all] redqueen Jun 2014 OP

Maybe that's where the term "chick" came from corkhead Jun 2014 #1

... it does, doesn't it? Squinch Jun 2014 #8

What the fuck. ismnotwasm Jun 2014 #2

Great site! Thanks. Squinch Jun 2014 #7

I had an anthropology prof in college geardaddy Jun 2014 #3

Anthropology was a male dominated field ismnotwasm Jun 2014 #4

That's why I liked her classes the best geardaddy Jun 2014 #5

... ismnotwasm Jun 2014 #6

There is a great documentary that is available on youtube robbob Jun 2014 #9

It would seem that any modern interpretation will invariably carry a modern bias Orrex Jun 2014 #10

Depends on how you view the past ismnotwasm Jun 2014 #12

"...seeing sex as pornography seems to me a way to control and commodify human sexual behavior." nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #13

I think, in a certain sense the idea of pornography evolved from Christians ismnotwasm Jun 2014 #14

Hard to see the David/Jonathan story as anything but a romance. Also the story of Jesus healing nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #15

Exactly ismnotwasm Jun 2014 #17

I was a lit major in college - had to write analytical essays on all sorts of texts - nomorenomore08 Jun 2014 #18

Now this is interesting. redqueen Jun 2014 #20

Aw shoot! I thought Violet may have returned... boston bean Jun 2014 #11

Probably a little Goddess figure libodem Jun 2014 #16

That's also interesting. redqueen Jun 2014 #21

Where's the baby bump? IronLionZion Jun 2014 #19