But lets suppose the media /did/ say “let the female body be.” Would you be able to make a “sociological image” out of that? You’ll find pictures that show things to be one way or another, but never in between. Because the ‘in between’ world isn’t evident in a single photograph or article.

I’m not sure if i’m getting my point across. But what I’m trying to say is that you might be wrong to assume that the media says nipples can only be a 1 or a 0, because a lot of the time they probably don’t say anything at all.

Good for you girl. Long may you show them!!

I would love to hear your comments. witco@hotmail.co.uk

What I’m trying to say is there are less decent things many people are looking at–on the internet and elsewhere–right at this moment. I would agree with you if you were to say that you don’t think it’s right for people to be expected to always choose between the lesser of two evils rather than the better of two goods. But if we are ever to behold a change on the horizon, we have to agree on someplace to start, and that someplace must be grounded in the present reality, no matter how difficult it may be to at first accept. Eventually, I hope, as I think we all do at some level, that we may someday find ourselves choosing between what we consider to be rather acceptable options more often than we find ourselves choosing between what we consider to be rather unacceptable ones.

I’d also like to add that I don’t think this “blow-up doll” look is merely another example of the influence of male chauvinism. I think it is another example of the subconscious-creeping influence of Hollywood. Next time you watch a movie or TV show–especially those casting young men and women in roles that exploit their attractiveness–keep watching for that half-gaping, dumbfounded expression…on either the males OR the females. You see, it used to bother me to see that, so (under the influence of reverse psychology) I made a mental note whenever I’d see another such expression, and I began making a conscious effort to capture that expression whenever I happened to be watching TV. The men seem to do it just as much as the women do. I can’t give you too many examples, although I saw David Schwimmer do it throughout the movie “Six Days and Seven Nights” (although I’m sure Anne Heche did it a lot, too… I just didn’t notice as much). My point is that if you feel like blaming somebody for popularizing–and sexualizing–that look, don’t blame the men alone. Blame those directing the entertainment media, as I do. I’ll admit I think it’s potentially attractive under the right circumstances, it’s just downright annoying when it becomes overused and over-acted, as it were (i.e., faked, anything but candid).

Thank you all for reading and considering my “left field” opinion;-)