Dehumanizing women; women as toys, useful only for fucking; women as interchangeable:
By the way, on the back it says: “Isn’t that why women have more than one hole?”
Here it is in a pillowcase:
Different take, same message:
Trivialization of rape:
Glamorization of violent sex and the priviliging of men’s sexual pleasure:
Trivialization of relationship violence:
This last one says: “I like my women like my chicken, battered.”
Power as cleaning products (note the appropriation of Rosie the Riveter):
Power as a flippy skirt and cute glasses (the text: “That flippy skirt backs up your girl power, do your glasses?”):
Power as beauty:
NEW! Nuvaring is a flexible ring that women place around their cervix once a month (image found here). It slowly releases hormones that prevent ovulation. “Let Freedom Ring!”
ALSO NEW! Need to compete with those men in their “power ties,” have some “power panties”:
NEW! (July ’10): Robb S. sent in another use of Rosie the Riveter by a “green” housecleaning service called Maid to Clean. No, seriously; Rose the Riveter, the icon of women’s contribution to the World War II war industry, was “maid to clean”:
I found this article in a parenting magazine. It suggests ways for dads to help their kids learn skills; all of these methods are sports-related. The kids shown are both boys and girls, but I think it’s interesting that since it’s advice for dads, everything has to be put in terms of sports; I don’t think you’d see similar advice for moms. I suppose it is good that the article assumes that men do household chores, though.
Here are some examples: Laundry-Basket Rebound (practice tossing laundry into a basket), Toddler Free Throw (for unpacking groceries), Bowling for Brainpower.
In this ad chewing Skoal provides a male bond that gets the guy out of a speeding ticket.
The Halloween costume below, which is produced by Playboy, is called “Sexy Scholar.”
Playboy costume features a dress with side-lacing and back zipper, collar with tie, knee-high socks, and hair ribbons.
Here’s an article with a gun vendor talking about women wanting pretty guns.
NEW (Dec ’09)! Harvey tC. sent in this photo of a set of rifles for sale at Ace Hardware in Eau Claire:
Interestingly, when you google “pink gun,” one of the first sites that comes up is Pink Pistols, a gay/lesbian gun organization.
NEW (Jun. ’10)! Jillian took this snapshot of guns for sale at Academy Sports in Oklahoma City, OK:
This one, a pair with Gwen’s earlier contribution (here), actually takes a little decoding, and so might be useful to get discussion going in a classroom:
If parentheses = suppressed text, then these parentheses = suppressed speech and, of course, the best way to be liberated from suppression is Botox… not speaking your mind.
