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garinda · 07-10-2006, 23:58

Has the battle for sexual equality finished?

Inspired by the Playboy thread, I was searching websites and came across a woman's blog were she was petitioning for the removal of Playboy merchandise from stationary shops.

It all seemed so very 1970's, when feminism was at it's height as a political, activist movement. The days when, certainly in law and pay equality, there were differences between the sexes, and they perceived there was a worthwhile battle to be fought.

Certainly when I was a student in the 80's there was a very strong feminist movement. Cinemas showing films that were deemed offensive were picketted. Newsagents selling top shelf magazines were daubed in slogans equating pornography to rape.

Today female icons are women who have achieved success in many fields. From Madonna to Condolisa Rice, women of today can achieve whatever they set their mind to.

Do the successful women of today owe their feminist sisters a vote of thanks, or are the women of today to busy living their lives to care?

07-10-2006, 23:58	#1
garinda Give, give, give member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Overlookin' ducks & geese Posts: 32,411 Blog Entries: 293 Liked: 27 times Rep Power: 16469	Battle of the sexes. Has the battle for sexual equality finished? Inspired by the Playboy thread, I was searching websites and came across a woman's blog were she was petitioning for the removal of Playboy merchandise from stationary shops. It all seemed so very 1970's, when feminism was at it's height as a political, activist movement. The days when, certainly in law and pay equality, there were differences between the sexes, and they perceived there was a worthwhile battle to be fought. Certainly when I was a student in the 80's there was a very strong feminist movement. Cinemas showing films that were deemed offensive were picketted. Newsagents selling top shelf magazines were daubed in slogans equating pornography to rape. Today female icons are women who have achieved success in many fields. From Madonna to Condolisa Rice, women of today can achieve whatever they set their mind to. Do the successful women of today owe their feminist sisters a vote of thanks, or are the women of today to busy living their lives to care? __________________ 'If you're going to be a Kant, be the very best Kant there is my son.' Johann Georg Kant, father of Immanuel Kant, philosopher.