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Why Am I Not Surprised

…yep, everybody’s got an opinion about the feminism or lack thereof of the facial cum shot. 346 comments since noon today, for reals. I’m just sayin’, you don’t see this kinda action on a blog post about tort reform, for instance.

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9 Responses to “Why Am I Not Surprised”

  1. Shiyiya says:
    August 25, 2009 at 9:10 pm

    Since when were sex acts inherently feminist (assuming consent)? I mean, really. I may think money shots and bukkake are uniformly disgusting but I’m not going to give a freaking political analysis. I really don’t think sex is inherently political at all – the implications of ANY act depend on context.

  2. Thene says:
    August 26, 2009 at 6:02 am

    I think the one-size-fits all way that post is framed probably helps; ‘There’s only one reason why you could possibly be doing this sex act!’ …errr…no, really, no, there never is, and saying that you absolutely totally in all cases know the one true reason for engaging in a certain sex act merely invites yelling from people whose personal experiences differ.

    But what the post and the size of the comment thread both say loud and clear is that we are taking male genitalia way, way more seriously than they deserve. Female genitalia and female sexual fluids are rarely seen as so (ah) potent. And, sorry, I don’t think that it’s very feminist to tell me that my male partner’s sexual fluids are more significant than mine.

  3. Nobody says:
    August 26, 2009 at 8:25 am

    Meh. This has been the pattern on the major feminist blogs for as long as I’ve been reading them.

    A post on whether or not wearing lipstick makes you a horrible, horrible unfeminist person will get 500 comments. A post about insurance companies applying double standards in covering men’s vs. women’s reproductive health issues will get 10.

    Narcissism of small differences & etc.

  4. Antigone says:
    August 26, 2009 at 10:23 am

    I imagine that it’s a little more personal when you’re talking about your day to day life. I doubt there are too many self-identified feminists running a major insurance company that put in the double standards between men and women. But feminists, just like the population at large, have different ways of arranging their personal life, and I’d imagine a percentage greater than 0 aren’t always 100% comfortable with their arrangement. So, whether or not they were lipstick is going to worry them.

  5. Dan Coyle says:
    August 28, 2009 at 1:18 am

    Well, I for one, think it’s kinda rude.

  6. Antigone says:
    August 28, 2009 at 7:54 pm

    What’s rude?

  7. delagar says:
    August 30, 2009 at 11:02 am

    See, but like the Great Blow Job Blogwar of 2006, this is *important*, b/c unlike insurance issues, or daycare, or equal time with the chores, or what was that other silly issue, tort reform, whether or not a whether or not a girl will let her fella come in her face is of vital importance.

    It’s like whether a girl is willing to take the man’s name when they marry, see? Will she get down on her knees and subsume her identity into his or will she not? A guy needs to know these things.

  8. Bird says:
    August 31, 2009 at 1:10 pm

    I find it a sad reminder that even in feminist circles, women’s sexuality as related to men becomes the focus. Daycare, tort reform and housework tend to impact women’s lives far more than what they like to do with their partners’ sexual fluids, but people get way more excited about anything with a hint of sexxxay to it.

  9. Dan Coyle says:
    September 3, 2009 at 10:23 pm

    Cranking one out into a girl’s face (unless she requests it). I mean, c’mon fellas, she went through all that trouble, don’t make her have to use a towel AND the mouthwash.

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