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Douchebag Decree: Jours Après Lunes, Lingerie for Girls

Social Commentary post by Kelsey Wallace on August 18, 2011 - 1:01pm; tagged Douchebag Decree, girls, Jours Apres Lunes, objectification, underwear.

"ye olde douchebag decree" in blue letters with a light blue hand-drawn douchebag in the background, and "BITCH HEREBY DECLARES THE FOLLOWING PERSON A TOTAL DOUCHEBAG" in small letters in red underneath.

I lived in France for a short time in my carefree younger days, and I have fond memories of their refreshing attitudes about sex (and also soft cheeses): Ne t'inquietes pas! C'est naturel! and so on. However, call it the American prude in me, but I am thoroughly creeped out by this new line of lingerie for girls ages three months and up by the French company Jours Après Lunes. Making out on a park bench or not shaving your armpits or what have you is one thing, but putting a bra on a four-year old is something else entirely.

young white girl in underwear, shot from behind
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Murder, She Blogged: Castle

TV post by jessmccabe on July 14, 2011 - 10:34am; tagged black best friend, detectives, objectification, sex objects, transphobia.

Castle is a guilty pleasure for me. I once watched four episodes of the show in a night because it's well-written, witty, and fun—and has some "strong" female characters front and center—so I want to be able to say, just go and watch it right now, don't even bother reading the rest of the post.

But my inner feminist critic has some issues with the show.

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Takin’ it to the Streets: She Ain't Me (The Problem of Self-Esteem)

Social Commentary post by Mandy Van Deven on June 21, 2011 - 10:30am; tagged beauty, objectification, self-esteem, street harassment.

This photo shows a young man and a young woman woman talking to each other on the street. Both appear to be enjoying the interaction.The disdain in many comments on street harassment is palpable and the message they hold is clear: if you're a girl or woman who likes receiving overt sexual attention from men and boys in public, it's because you lack the self-respect necessary to throw off the confines of external validation regarding female sexuality and beauty.

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Don't Want to Put on My Booty Shoes

Social Commentary post by Kjerstin Johnson on November 13, 2009 - 2:00pm; tagged ads, commercials, objectification, offensive commercials.
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Hey, women: is your goal in life to make men stare at you body and gain the resentment of other women in the process? Oh, and do you like the color pink? Good, Reebok has a shoe for you.
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Douchebag Decree: Misog-edgy – Celebrating iconic objectifier Robert Williams

Art and Design post by Kjerstin Johnson on November 5, 2009 - 7:08pm; tagged art, comics, Douchebag Decree, misogyny, objectification, Robert Williams, underground comics, Violence Against Women.

Urban contemporary art magazine Juxtapoz's November issue is the Robert Williams issue, a big-hitter in the underground comics scene and the magazine's founder. Oh, and he drives feminists up the wall with the way his artwork objectifies women. *NSFW and possibly triggering images after the break.*
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She Pop: Adam Lambert Has A New Naked Friend--On Sexuality, Objectification, and Subversion

Music post by SadyDoyle on October 22, 2009 - 8:38pm; tagged adam lambert, american idol, details, GLBT, objectification.

Dear Adam Lambert,

We need to talk. 

I'm going to come out and say something right now, Adam Lambert: I don't get you. I know a lot of people were really excited about you when you were on American Idol. Just the fact that you existed, and were doing well on the show, seemed to be making them happy. And those people usually seemed to be coming from a very sweet, genuine place. I mean, I don't want to reduce you to your sexuality, but: you made a lot of people feel good, apparently, just by accepting your sexuality and not ever really steering away from it and doing a good job on a show that relies on winning over the American public. I'm happy that you made people feel that good. It's a worthwhile pursuit. Good job.

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PETA is a Bunch of Bull

Social Commentary post by Mandy Van Deven on June 18, 2009 - 11:32am; tagged animal rights, Carol Adams, Ingrid Newkirk, objectification, PETA, The Sexual Politics of Meat.

Good thing Carol Adams' The Sexual Politics of Meat is being re-released this year. Twenty years after its original publication and still PETA thinks objectifying women is an effective strategy to end animal cruelty.

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Bite Me! (Or Don't)

Bite Me! (Or Don't)
Article by Christine Seifert, published in 2008; filed under Books; tagged abstinence, fan fiction, objectification, porn, sex, Stephenie Meyer, Twilight, vampires, YA fiction.
Stephenie Meyer’s vampire-infested Twilight series has created a new YA genre: abstinence porn

Abstinence has never been sexier than it is in Stephenie Meyer’s young adult four-book Twilight series. Fans are super hot for Edward, a century-old vampire in a 17-year-old body, who sweeps teenaged Bella, your average human girl, off her feet in a thrilling love story that spans more than 2,000 pages. Fans are enthralled by their tale, which begins when Edward becomes intoxicated by Bella’s sweet-smelling blood.

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