Sex-positive feminism

into their declaration proved to be a significant turning point, especially with the acceptance of newfound scientific claims by Charles Darwin regarding his theory of evolution. After looking into the relationship of religion and feminism, the alliance of feminism and science will now be assessed. In the latter part of the 19th century, Darwin publicly made his scientific findings concerning evolution available in his 1859 book titled On the Origin of Species. While Darwin took no part in…

Betty lands a job as an assistant at a fashion magazine called “Mode”. Though her physical appearance is often mocked and humiliated, Betty gains her colleague’s respect and eventually finds her way into the fashion industry through her hard work and positive attitude. Meanwhile, other women who work in Mode tend to be careful about the impressions others have on their physical appearance, thus building their body images according to beauty standards. Though the first three seasons of Ugly Betty…

In today's world women do not have the same rights that men have. All over the world women face gender inequality, some places worse than others, but overall it is a major issue. There is not an answer to this problem since it is simply stemmed from human nature. How people react to the topic is what causes an issue. It is the characteristics, feelings, and behavioral traits of humankind. These natural feelings such as fear, ignorance, and change are all aspects of the controversial issue of…

waistlines, and symmetrical faces. These specific female attributes became ideal in society because women were encouraged in their independence and beauty (Fletcher, 2011). It was also during this time wherein society promoted a sex-positive environment where pre-marital sex was entirely acceptable and women could divorce their husbands without shame (Van Edwards, 2016). However, these beauty standards were completely altered during the Renaissance Era (1400 – 1700), when women were women were…

There are several strands to feminism yet they all share a number of features. All feminists see society as being divided and based on exploitation – the exploitation of women by men. Haralambos and Halborn (2004) state that “…Feminists see the exploitation of women by men as the most important source of exploitation” in society. Many feminists characterize contemporary societies as patriarchal which means that all institutions in these societies are dominated by men and work to maintain the…

of the male gaze and sexuality (gouda). Next, there is a room featuring just the art of John Heartfield. After these rooms is the room on “Feminism and Media.” The main panel in this room is smaller than the ones previous, eleven, nine, and thirteen sentences respectively compared to the “Feminism and Media’s” six sentences. Unlike the previous rooms, “Feminism and Media” has a female curator. The panel highlights feminist art in the 1960s and 70s and the movement’s discussion…

culture and biological nature. Those roles are that men care for their job(s) and women are busy with home affairs such as raising children, shopping, or sitting down with friends who are of the same sex. The article suggests that using the internet the right way will change and strengthen a positive perception of gender roles in Arab/Islamic communities. Another result showed that in Upper Egypt, self-image is the most negative than in other cultural environments. A solution to that is focusing…

No “Slum” for Feminism Recent massive transnational protests named “SlumWalk” have marked a new form of rage from modern women’s right activists, stirring varied societal objections towards feminists. From a defiant display of a thousand women dressing in underwear and fishnets storming down the streets of Toronto, to public declarations from different well-known feminists stating they will never fight for the right to be called slums, the re-appropriation of the word “slum” has reinforced the…

Sexual activities that depict violence or harm in ways of rape, degrading sex gender, domination and more makes people question whether these types of sexual violence seen in pornography should be regulated. Should we then regulate all of pornography due to violence that occurs during or after production? It is not true that all pornography is shown as violent nor do we know what occurs behind the scenes. For those stars who are willing to show the pleasurable desires, in fact, have the liberty…

and not uncommon in the work place. Due to female oppression in history, today’s fight against sexism is a fight for equality. Sexism is absolutely ridiculous, and a horrifying reality. However, due to the incorrect idea of females being the weaker sex, many men have a concept of reliant and submissive women as the ideal societal female. With the support of famous celebrities, politicians, and influential figures, sexism will decrease tremendously in the upcoming century, and the thought of a…