Irony is one of my favourite things in this world. I have found here a perfect example of just that. It might also be a case of supreme idiocy-- though, I suspect that it may be a political move that was from the very start intended to be counterproductive to its purported agenda.
The supposed goal is to erect a 45 foot statue of a nude woman in Washington DC, across from the "patriarchal symbol" of the obelisk, which represents the male phallus. The artist who created the structure, Marco Cochran, claims that the statue is part of a group of three which are supposed to represent what women would be like "if they were safe."
Furthermore, he says that he is doing this because of his childhood friend who was sexually abused. In this article he is quoted saying the following;
"It was incomprehensible, horrible, I never forgot, I never understood...it still haunts me," Cochran said. "I thought...that man couldn't have realized my friend was a person...if he really could see her, this wouldn't have happened."
So essentially what we have here, is an artist who claims to be against the objectification of women, because he believes it leads to rape, hoping to put an end to the objectification of women, by turning women into objects.
Naked objects, I might add. Massive, naked objects that bring attention only to the aesthetic beauty of the nude female form, and completely overlook the deeper aspects of humanity.
If anyone can explain to me how a lifeless statue of tits and arse, big enough for people to see from very far away, is going to do anything other than reinforce the growing sentiment among men that women are nothing but sex objects, then please do share.
It is far too difficult for me to believe that the feminists behind this, or even the artist himself, are stupid enough not to see that this will help reaffirm the ideology that they claim to be working towards putting an end to.
To a viewer, looking at a large, inanimate, faceless female figure, with such limited detail that the focus is drawn towards the sexual organs, is going to lead them to think of women as inanimate sex objects that have nothing more to offer than the statue has-- tits and arse.
My question to you is;
Why do you think there is such frequent reports of feminists taking actions that are counter-productive to the goals they are claiming to be chasing? What's really going on here? Because it is certainly nothing to do with equality, or with protecting women. I will share my own thoughts in the comments section a bit later. I first want to see what you guys have to say without influencing your answers.
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