Grrl Power- Some Things Never Change

Since the sexual revolution of the 1960's and 70's, and the feminist movement that came along with it; the biggest battle has been the over sexualization of women in the media. According to Hollywood, during the 70's, you could either be the beautiful sidekick but with little or no brains, or the dyke/ bitchy one who seemed like she could never get laid. A great example is the difference is shows like Cagny and Lacey versus the Charlie's Angels. Of course tv shows have come a long way since then, but movies, not so much.

Take for example the Mission Impossible movies. The strong female member of the team is the serious bitch, but always gorgeous, and uses that to her advantage. The only time that a woman isnt completely over sexualized is in the chick flicks, because their demographic is largely women.

As much as I love a good kick ass girl movie, the sexualization of these characters was something I noticed but usually only in the horrow films cause the slut always dies first.

Kids Television... What is that suppose to be?!?

After discussing the amount of advertising that is thrown at kids these days and seeing it by just observing my next door neighbor, Natalie who is two, I realized that even though shows try to teach them lessons, the only one that is getting through is that they need more crap( toys, games, useless pieces of plastic).

Shows like Dora the Explorer, Spongebob, The Wiggles, and the worst; Yo Gabba Gabba, not only have the shows, but the endless amounts of merchandise to go along with the show. On top of that a lot of toy companies are coming out with products that in my opinion destroy a childs imagination rather than expanding it. This of course is the most depressing of all of this because what is the point of enjoying a childhood without some imagination.

Then we created our own versions of kids tv shows and then it clicked, wouldnt holidays like birthdays and Christmas be even more special and magical for kids if it wasnt all about the latest toys, movies, or games based off some ridiculous show that took the Christmas idea as well for advertising? Remembering some of my much earlier Christmases, it was more about the original foundations of the holiday rather than the advertisements idea of what Christmas should be, every new and latest little thing. But instead giving back to the community.

Its ok say it with me... PORN.

Since the craze of pornography with magazines like Playboy and Hustler, pornography has become this taboo topic in the United States that no one wants to talk about but just fight against it. Personally porn is no different than any other weird hobby that Americans share to keep it under the rug, like hoarding and weird addictions; which has recently come into light by shows that bring these habits out of the closet and into our homes. I have to laugh at some of the politicians that want to get rid of the porn industry, while not knowing that a lot of their ties to companies like Verizon and NewsCorp, which probably gave them support for their campaign, own their own porn production companies. Also, that they think porn is so horrible, but I bet you money that they’ve seen porn, watched it, and enjoyed it, and their sons probably have their own collection of porn in their rooms.

Im not totally against porn, cause trust me I’ve seen my fair share, my problem is the hardcore porn where the safety and health of the stars is in question.  I understand that it is their choice to perform these obscene acts with others, but the audience watching it is another issue to worry about as well. Is this specific audience the reason for the high numbers of rape in our country or is it another issue? Should there be more laws for porn to make sure that the safety and health of the stars comes first before their already high profits of the porn industry?  

Personally knowing a porn star, another issue that comes up is the STD and HIV checks that are demanded to help stop the spreading of these diseases. These days, the industry is very strict on these regulations more with larger production companies where their stars are very valuable and bring in a huge profit. Another issue that is very relevant is drugs and alcohol problems that come with the package of the industry. To me this is no different than hearing about some Hollywood star that has drug problems, which is nothing new in our culture.