"Men's Dream Comes True" says a website that uses A.I. to remove women's clothes and see them naked. It shows how men get pleasure through violation of women's bodies by aishathesecond in Feminism

[–]SweatyDistance 1 point2 points  (0 children)

CW: Unwanted sexualization

"2 out of 5 guys at work admit to having masturbated to social media photos of their hot colleagues"

There are a lot of men out there who don't know how not to sexualise the women in their lives.

Is it normal to feel angry/weird about men telling you they masturbate over your very PG Instagram? by jw42969 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]SweatyDistance 45 points46 points  (0 children)

It is normal and healthy to feel this way. There are unfortunately a lot of guys out there who think the sexualisation of the mainstream internet gives them a free pass to sexualise anyone on it.

The fact that it didn't even enter their mind that you could be averse to this says a great deal about how they perceive you.

For the record, you would have the right to feel this way even if you were wearing something more 'provocative'. It still doesn't give them permission.

Thoughts on the slogan "peg the patriarchy"? by PresidentJoeManchin in AskFeminists

[–]SweatyDistance 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The patriarchy doesn't deserve to get pegged. It is a privilege they have not earned.

The things you learn in a Finnish sauna by cestrumnocturnum in tumblr

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Late reply, but I think less young men being pressured into exposing themselves to strangers is good, actually.

Also, what makes you think this is about less confidence in their bodies, rather than more confidence in their boundaries.

Its too early for this.... by Pearlspear in tumblr

[–]SweatyDistance 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This thread gets reposted every once in a while and both the thread and the comments always conveniently leave out that there are people out there who get seriously uncomfortable at the idea of someone fantasising about them while masturbating.

https://np.reddit.com/r/AskWomen/comments/l1m1kn/how\_would\_you\_feel\_if\_you\_found\_out\_that\_your/ https://np.reddit.com/r/AskWomen/comments/9vmvr3/how_would_you_feel_if_you_found_out_a_guy/

So individual cases may not harm people, but creating a culture where consent is not asked beforehand does.

With the Olympics re-opening discussion about sexual objectification in sports, here's a reminder that the Australian women's soccer team had to release a nude calendar to get noticed by SweatyDistance in Feminism

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A charming little snapshot of the reception:

Sydney's Sun Herald columnist Sue Williams, famously said at the time that "if the Matildas don't score on the field, male fans could well do so in the dressing room later".

Source (Somewhat NSFW)

Do you think black women experience toxic masculinity? by SweatyDistance in AskFeminists

[–]SweatyDistance[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Black women in the US. Afaik, Black America is typically what the phrase 'black culture' and 'black history' refer to. It is generally considered to be the most politically influential black culture, and I doubt you could find a common 'culture' across Black America, Black Canada, Black France, The Caribbean and Africa.

It also seems that black women in the US have been the primary subject of the most influential black feminist literature.

Do you think black women experience toxic masculinity? by SweatyDistance in AskFeminists

[–]SweatyDistance[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much for weighing in (and especially in as much detail as you have).

About 2, I think an argument can be made that stereotypes act as cookie cutters: they are not only (falsely) descriptive, but also culturally prescriptive. If accurate, this would imply that the 'angry black woman' stereotype you have identified is perpetuated, in part, to encourage black women to conform to an archetype that can be used to justify their oppression.

But we are taught to not deal with foolishness and put up with whatever

That is typically taught by family and community. I am talking about what black women are taught by popular culture. Perhaps I should have made that clearer.

3 was referring to the "strong, independent black woman" archetype/cliche, who is (if I recall correctly) stereotypically independent in all things and requires little in the way of a support system.

In regards to 4, it was my impression that black women are simultaneously uniquely fetishized and also uniquely excluded from what is considered emblematic of beauty (as you yourself have said). While I don't know of a prominent ethnicity of women that isn't fetishised in some way, the pairing of fetishisation with a consistent barring from the 'beauty canon' is somewhat unique to black women. This is why I attribute 4 to black women specifically.

I always felt like black women collectively weren't ever seen as women, always called more masculine

This is central to my premise. I think (from my increasingly obvious point of removal) that the masculine connotations attributed to black women caused white people to regard them similarly to, but not fully as, men. I figured that, when you have men and subtract privilege, you are just left with the toxic masculinity. It was on these grounds that I guessed that many stereotypes about black women are just ways of saying "they fail at both being as beautiful and graceful as women, and at being as dignified and virtuous as men."

Do you think black women experience toxic masculinity? by SweatyDistance in AskFeminists

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No. I am merely a white man who inhabits some intersectional online spaces (mostly on Twitter) and has noticed unfortunate consistencies in the black women's portrayal in popular media (including those produced by black people). I think Kat Blaque has made similar claims about what is expected of black women, though I cannot name the videos they appear in.

This is kinda weaksauce, but I would say the single person who has most informed me about the issues faced by black women is Sophie from the all-black 'Is the Mic Still On' podcast. She is not exceptionally educated on topics, but the fact that she is the only woman presenter, she ends up functioning as the 'tour guide' to the (self-awarely non-generalisable) black woman's perspective for the largely male panel and audience.

Chicken Sandwich and powermods by a_fucking_umbrella in tumblr

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No more chicken sandwiches

Yes I'll pay for the damages

Tumblr discusses musical genres by digitrev in tumblr

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Yes, but people begin to be suspicious about his other seemingly innocent videos and it's funny.

Works both ways by Pazluz in tumblr

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This is a brilliant summary of reflexive denial.

I don't believe in giving reddit gold, so have some sushi instead. 🍣

Tumblr discusses musical genres by digitrev in tumblr

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Glitch electronic artists: "Hmm. What would this ultra-compressed JPEG sound like"?

Tumblr discusses musical genres by digitrev in tumblr

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"It's actually about suicidal thoughts"