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Is there is an unacknowledged or unaware libertarian slanted mind set (I have nothing against libertarians, exactly, I'm not one--not even close-- however my brother is) ie; pornography is a right, sex work is liberating and a viable and valuable option for women, all misogynist words are just dandy-- all the usual stuff.
Thrown in a lot, is the first amendment defense, along with accusations of censorship. What follows, is accusations of moral judgments as in "Pornography brings feminists and fundamentalists together" (An actual quote as seen on DU--probably a tee shirt somewhere.)Forgotten is the work feminist have done for women and this is saddest when it's forgotten BY women. Feminism has made it's mistakes, and to my mind one of the biggest was forgetting women of color, although much is being done to make up for this. The so-called "sex-positive" movement is another one. Like women haven't been having sex as long as men have. We'll just be positive about being male expectations of sexually availability 24/7. Gods.
What is nearly never acknowledged on DU by the apologists is that any system under patriarchy is broken. It's not working. It's never worked. We scramble along century after century with our highs and lows with half the population subjugated. I wonder where we would be if this wasn't so? If women were respected? Acknowledged as human partners, rather than placed early on in the categories fuckable or unfuckable. I digress.
When I use the term patriarchy, sometimes I feel it's considered a catch-all not quite understood word, rather than an broad description of how most of the world functions. The ones that gain under this system whatever their political beliefs of course think it's ok. They profit. Those that can't envision a different kind of world, of course defend the one they know, and it's my experience that scratching below the surface of this last type and you find simple fear of the unknown.
I've noticed the same thing you have Thomcat. The anonymity of on-line communication has it's version of road rage, much like being in a vehicle, it's a small contained universe where you're free to say whatever you want. Defend your darkest thoughts. Say things you wouldn't say to people face to face.
There are exceptions. I was talking to someone I know, he's a conspiracy theory person. I listened to him about 9/11, China, Economics, chemtrails. I listened to him right up to the point he said the ERA legislation was deliberately introduced to make women feel ashamed "of staying home an raising great kids" as part of a far reaching mind control plot. Those that defend sexism remind me of this guy, who is actually a nice person in his own way. I'm sure he means well.
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