Brilliant Dank. Here's one. Though please answer in public so the whole community has the benefit of Dank wisdom.
With the recent explosion of popularity of books such as the "Fifty Shades of Grey" series, how can a modern feminist reconcile the surge in interest in Female sexual submission with the impulse to reject patriarchy in all it's forms? Can a woman who is turned on by the idea of submitting to man in the bedroom still call herself a feminist? Can a person who identifies as a feminist rightfully condemn a woman who chooses to submit for letting down the sisterhood? If a feminist condemns a woman's choice as anti-feminist, is that itself an anti-feminist act since such condemnation attempts to deny woman the free choice feminists fight for?
Discuss....
With the recent explosion of popularity of books such as the "Fifty Shades of Grey" series, how can a modern feminist reconcile the surge in interest in Female sexual submission with the impulse to reject patriarchy in all it's forms? Can a woman who is turned on by the idea of submitting to man in the bedroom still call herself a feminist? Can a person who identifies as a feminist rightfully condemn a woman who chooses to submit for letting down the sisterhood? If a feminist condemns a woman's choice as anti-feminist, is that itself an anti-feminist act since such condemnation attempts to deny woman the free choice feminists fight for?
Discuss....
Feminists are not a homogenous group. They have several fractions with opposing views (except hating the males of course):
1] The "rape culture" type will tell you that erotic submission is romanticized rape and thus the building block of patriarchism and rape culture. They will strictly condemn this type of activity and argue that this is promoting cultural acceptance of female objectification and male oppression. They will readily educate (aka bash) poorly educated feminists who enjoy this kind of activity.
2] The "sex positive" types believe that it's their f$%n body so they can do whatever they want. If someone enjoys submission so be it and no-one should be shamed for how they express their sexuality.
Now we also see why the "sex positive" types are so much more fun to hang around with.
