Hmm... one thing I do have to give her...
is that the relationship between Bella and Edward DOES fit the criteria for domestic abuse.
Won't really elaborate on that point, as its not entirely relevant to this discussion. (if you're wondering, I had to review two of the Twilight movies for a school newspaper; neither article got published... I had too many good points to make about the bloody series)
Other than that though...
umm... yeah... this idiot is nuts.
Basically, for her argument to work, one has to assume that all women are completely mindless, and are able to be 'reprogrammed' by just about every single bloody thing in our society. Her argument simply cannot function AT ALL, if it allows for the possibility of women being able to think and make decisions on their own. So, ironically, her argument falls more in line with the 'subconscious domination of women' than anything else.
Not that I'm saying that our society doesn't TRY to influence women in anyway, every ad proves that. But, our society ALSO tries to influence men in a similar fashion. How successful it is depends entirely on the individuals in question. Part of who we are is determined by what parts of society we reject and which we accept.
Basically, this whole article looks like someone trying to rationalize the reason why they don't like BDSM. Fine, you don't like BDSM, neither do I. But I don't go around bashing the hobby. Just let people enjoy it if they do.
is that the relationship between Bella and Edward DOES fit the criteria for domestic abuse.
Won't really elaborate on that point, as its not entirely relevant to this discussion. (if you're wondering, I had to review two of the Twilight movies for a school newspaper; neither article got published... I had too many good points to make about the bloody series)
Other than that though...
umm... yeah... this idiot is nuts.
Basically, for her argument to work, one has to assume that all women are completely mindless, and are able to be 'reprogrammed' by just about every single bloody thing in our society. Her argument simply cannot function AT ALL, if it allows for the possibility of women being able to think and make decisions on their own. So, ironically, her argument falls more in line with the 'subconscious domination of women' than anything else.
Not that I'm saying that our society doesn't TRY to influence women in anyway, every ad proves that. But, our society ALSO tries to influence men in a similar fashion. How successful it is depends entirely on the individuals in question. Part of who we are is determined by what parts of society we reject and which we accept.
Basically, this whole article looks like someone trying to rationalize the reason why they don't like BDSM. Fine, you don't like BDSM, neither do I. But I don't go around bashing the hobby. Just let people enjoy it if they do.