Prostitution

[Illumina Drathiran'ar]

Originally posted by Bithron: Actually I think it's a bit more of a control thing... (Heard it somewhere)

Absolutely, rape is about power, control, and domination, and not about sex. Ever see Boys Don't Cry? They didn't rape Brandon Teena because they lusted after him. They wanted to put him back in his place. It normally happens in the context of heterosexuality, so this goes ignored.

Personally, I like what Sweden did. They made it legal to sell sex, but made it illegal to buy sex. That way, prostitutes could report abusive johns and pimps without fear of being arrested, and turned the issue from a "Women are breaking the law" issue to a "Men are exploiting women" issue.

However, I wouldn't really mind seeing it legalized if it were heavily regulated.

[Sir Krustin]

Originally posted by Kakero: quote: Originally posted by Sir Krustin: Rape is generally a crime of hate, not lust. (excluding possibly date rape)

How so? A guy just hate a girl so much that he raped her? Err.... [/QUOTE]No, hate for women in general.

Date rape could be a crime of lust as the guy could feel led on and frustrated. But even then, there's probably an undercurrent of misogyny

[Harkoliar]

Originally posted by Sir Krustin: quote: Originally posted by Kakero: quote: Originally posted by Sir Krustin: Rape is generally a crime of hate, not lust. (excluding possibly date rape)

How so? A guy just hate a girl so much that he raped her? Err.... [/QUOTE]No, hate for women in general.

Date rape could be a crime of lust as the guy could feel led on and frustrated. But even then, there's probably an undercurrent of misogyny [/QUOTE]lol, i was reading the Misogyny part, and it says here
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Many slang terms that refer to women are considered offensive by some women; such terms have existed throughout history, and change over time. These terms aren't only used by some men, they are also used by some women. Some of those common in contemporary usage are:

Babe: A diminutive or familiar way to address a woman. More commonly said to a partner, in a similar way to "honey" or baby. Historically, baby is the diminutive of babe, but baby has taken its place in all but this and poetic contexts, where it is synonymous.

Bimbo: demeaning way to address a woman. Commonly said to a woman considered to be lacking in intelligence or a woman considered to be sexually attractive or both. Bimbo is the Italian word for baby, which might apply to a male baby (Bimba is the Italian word for a female baby) or baby in general. It was originially used to refer a prostitute working for an Italian organized crime organisation. It's still used by Italians much as the same way as Babe or Baby used by North Americans.

Bird: British English, some women see it as demeaning. Also commonly used in modern Ireland and Australia where it is not considered very demeaning.

Chick: literally a young chicken or young bird of any kind, this term is mildly offensive to some women who interpret it to be infantilizing or objectifying; it is chiefly an Americanism. It is sometimes claimed that the usage derives from the Spanish chica (girl), but neither the Oxford English Dictionary nor Merriam-Webster supports this derivation. The word chick was used in a gender-neutral sense to mean "human child" at least as early as the 14th century. The popularity of the usage in North America may, nonetheless, be due in part to its similarity to the Spanish word.

Sheila: used in Australia.

Skeezer: used in some hip-hop recordings.
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quite interesting [img]smile.gif[/img] . I call my Girl honey sometimes, ididnt know its original meaning can be quite different from today

[Luvian]

Sometimes Wikipedia really piss me off. Here's an example.

Entire cultures may be said to be misogynist if they treat women in ways that can be seen as harmful. Examples include forcing women to tend to all domestic responsibilities, demanding silence from a woman, or beating a woman.[citation needed]

Come on, I understand that you're supposed to use it as a repository of knowledge and not as a platform to express new theories, but that was an example of misoginy, it's doesn't need a quote. What? Are people supposed to compose every single lines of the arcticle using only quotes?