Feminists: do you oppose women using their sex appeal for financial gain?

Question

is this symbolic of male domination over women and men seeing women as sex objects or of female empowerment in an age of sexual awakening?

Answer 1

I, personally, when a female is only using her body for financial gain -- well, we all KNOW what that is called -- (the "lady of the night" is the polite way of referring to this).

This is symbolic of the repression of women and treating them like objects -- no choice, no free will, no options other than to be valued for their looks -- UGH!

I would much rather be known as a thinking, responsible, decision-making human being with creativity and a good mind/personality/attitude (all UNDER the surface -- where the TRUE Beauty of any Female lies) -- and do NOT want to EVER be judged by the surface looks --

Answer 2

Yes...it is playing into the role of "woman as whore" and reinforcing female objectification. It is NOT empowerment. It is the complete opposite, the perpetuation of female subjugation. I will say, however, that there was a time when women had no other financial recourse than to turn to prostitution, and these women WERE more liberated than their peers. Today, however, women have more options.
EDIT--just to clarify, there is a difference between wanting to be sexy and appealing to the opposite sex, and "using" that sex appeal for financial gain. There is nothing "demeaning" about being sexy, but using that sex appeal to manipulate others is wrong, and it is often the ones that try to use others that wind up being used. Also, any time sex, or one's sexuality is turned into a commodity, sexuality ITSELF becomes bastardized and objectified, just as the person becomes an object.

Answer 3

Here's something to think about: Cute presidents that won..John and Bobby Kennedy, Bill Clinton all used their sex appeal and won. Men just do it differently than their female counterparts. Contrast those political figures with Kerry and a few others. Women that use their attractiveness are perceived as loose. Women have the power to demand that they not be treated as walking sperm donor centers. If she is savvy, you can use the less is more approach and not play into the gender role trap.

Strong women in politics: Eleanor Roosevelt, Susan B. Anthony, Ida B. Wells for example..looks has little to do with it. Having sound ethics, policies and a business mind do. It's a real shocker when an attractive woman can think like a man and win in politics or business.

Answer 4

I have to admit that I play the cute card when I need to and plan to keep doing it as long as men will fall for it. I feel like it give me more power than I would have otherwise. I know some ppl will say it's being a ho but men are going to be flirting any way so I might as well flirt back a little if I can use it for my advantage. Let's face it, most of life is about guys trying to get sex, money and power and even a lot of sex is just a power trip for guy. Think of all the kinky stuff guys want in a relationship and how most of it isn't about pleasure but about getting the girl to humiliate herself. Just like guys use love to get sex and power, I'll use sex appeal to get money and power.

Answer 5

I think if a woman can figure out her worth while she still has youth and looks on her side, more power to her! Most women don't "come into their own" until they are well over 35-40. We've been used forever as objects, and I really don't think men mind being used as long as they have the illusion that they are providing something useful for the women and they're getting the goodies. Such is life. If I only knew what I know now when I had it all! LOL Godloveya, dear.

Answer 6

I'm both a libertarian and a feminist, so I would say that philosophically I don't like when women use sex for financial gain. That smacks of the old way things were, the old system of women being valued only for sex. But I am not interested in telling other people what to do. I don't believe in it, but everyone is free to do what they like as long as they don't hurt others.

Answer 7

Not any more than I do when a man does it. which in fact, is just as frequently. Male sex appeal is aimed at other males in the dominance rituals of their mating instinct. It is different in form to the female posturing. More subtle. But ultimately, it is far more vain, shallow and dangerous.

Answer 8

needless to say intercourse-valuable feminism is going to get extra appreciation if women are -prepared- to connect pornography. adult males get the earnings from that. Irritates me human beings continuously shun radical feminism- I see why, nevertheless. Radical feminism of course would not earnings adult males. Radical feminists have no situation with intercourse. We only comprehend the rape, misogyny, and sexism in the pornography marketplace and as a result look for to abolish it. If human beings would desire to differentiate between intercourse and PORN, then according to probability they does no longer experience that as quickly as radical feminists state that they hate porn, they do no longer look to be putting forward "we hate intercourse". regardless of the undeniable fact that it form of feels to be sparkling that effects of porn have so deeply warped peoples' perspectives on real, friendly, and egalitarian intercourse that they can't tell the version anymore. I attempt to no longer be at conflict with different women. yet only because of the fact a woman helps pornography or the rest interior the intercourse marketplace would not recommend that she is in a roundabout way liberated and freeing different women whilst she helps a male-created and male-run marketplace that replaced into created TO oppress women.

Answer 9

Some knowingly do so; some unknowingly do so; some unintentionally do so; and the rest dont need to at all, but do anyway.

Answer 10

yes!!! those stupid hoes trying to stasl other girls bfs