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Women wearing next to nothing - come and see it!
BillieTheBot
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Have I got your attention now?
If so, take a look at this. According to the Daily Mail's website; "Low-cost airline Ryanair has flown into a storm after its latest charity calendar was branded sexist. A series of glossy photos feature scantily-clad female cabin crew who look more like page three pinups than plane staff. But despite raising money for homeless charity Dublin Simon Community, the calendar has already run into trouble." Click here for more details, and the rest of the pictures from the calendar.I'll be totally honest - none of the women pictured do it for me. They look nice, but nothing more. As for claims that "the company is attacking the dignity of women workers", I'd tell them to jump off a cliff. What exactly is sexist about this? It's just a bunch of women wearing next to nothing for a calendar which will raise lots of money for charity. What's the fucking problem with that?
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How can such a thing be really branded 'sexist' or degrading' if the women in question agreed to do such a thing? Talk about a bunch of do-gooders putting words in other peoples' mouths.....
If the girls took part willingly, I don't see the problem. If it's raising money then fair play to Ryanair, they clearly know what sells.
Oh snap.
Plus where is rachie_004's month?
Hey if its for charity and the women in the calendar agreed willingly, then why not? Following the outrage bus, why not brand the WI calendar sexist, hey maybe they are a little older, but the point is its still a calendar of naked women, and they'd do it for someone somewhere.
Would anyone have said this was "sexist" if it was 12 male pilots who'd posed, for example?
And yes, where IS Rachie_004's month? I'm outraged.
I concur, though if they did staff like that, dressed like that, and £8 flights to america, i dont mind the extra fees!
Feel free to not laugh, right about now.
Whether or not they consented to it is another matter... You could argue the same for prostitution, that it is a woman's choice. Most people who buy the calender will not be looking at the women with respect, or at how empowered, funny or clever they are... They are more likely to be thinking this.
May not be a good move for the charity's PR... However, donating to a charity may at least benefit the image of Ryanair.
Objectification works both ways, Namaste!
To simply present somebody as a sexual object is not sexist. To present only women as sexual obects is sexist. Half naked male calenders to exist, though not they're not a numerous as female calenders which could be seen as sexist.
Personally I don't think calendars are anything as bad as mags liek Nuts. calenders such as this are often done by organisations for charity and a bit of fun. A few years ago loads of old grannies from nearby village did one, is that less sexist because they're not as good looking?
I agree that it's objectification, whether or not it's sexist depends on the context I suppose.
I think women would probably be buying that and thinking they'd like to fuck the men as well...
But objectification, rape, sexual discrimination, sexual slavery, prostitution, rape as a weapon of war and other forms of sexism and sexual violence, whilst can happen to men (as feminists will always be reminded, should some of us dare bring up the topic that women's rights do need to progress in some areas) are still more frequently female issues.
I could really write an essay on the topic... But I do think that sexism is historically more a problem for women that men. I think that posters reinforce this and sexual stereotypes.
I know there are calenders with naked men on, but I think that gender stereotyping still places men in dominant roles, as a 'stud'. I don't think that gender stereotyping is good for either, but that in the case of sexual stereotyping, women experience it far worse than men ever have.
As for the poster, Miss Wet (aroused) and Miss Wild (will probably do just about anything for some cock) and the blatant hand on the about to ejeculate cock is just tacky and bad photography anyway.
A naked body can be beautiful without having "fuck me" written all over it.
If there are blokes out there who are sad enough to want to jack off over pictures in a calendar, that's their business.
I disagree...
... ya know some of us have to go to public places to use wifi. We're not sad, just broke.
What are you on about?
If you read that in to what I write, that's your problem. Most intelligent and balanced people will know I have never called men "bastards" and the last thing I would do is say that all women are victims... What a degrading mentality that would be. :rolleyes:
I'm not telling anybody anything, nor am I telling these women what to think about themselves and their intentions on posing for the posters.
Aggressive tonight aren't we Stargalaxy.
And yes, it is men's business if they want to wank over pictures of women... It is a woman's choice if she wants to pose in suggestive ways and if she thinks it is empowering. Some people argue that the sex industry (in general, the same could be said for calenders like this) are no more exploitative than working for low wages in a factory.
Except I'm pretty sure the pay is a little better.
I'm not arguing, you're putting words in my mouth.
Funny how I often get accused of doing it with stargalaxy's words when I really dont, yet he seems to think its ok for him to go and do it himself.
I just think he must have left rant mode left on from earlier.
Pretty much my point of view. The staff have agreed to do it, its for charity - I can't see a problem?!
That doesnt mean its the worst thing in the world.
I think its ok. The women were hopefully up for it, even though they do look miserable as sin, and its to raise money for charity. I dont really see much harm in it
It's different being a sexual being and being a sexual object though, like a sexual object is something that's there for someone to pick up, get sexual gratification over, then put down. Women are better than that.
But I agree with SCC that if they were consenting and it is for a good cause then it's hardly the crime of the century.