tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248707.post7782878705342745079..comments2023-08-14T16:35:49.756+01:00Comments on Cruella-blog: ...But Is It "Art"?Cruellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03446805038957924958noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248707.post-37687683269902623192009-08-04T13:54:58.196+01:002009-08-04T13:54:58.196+01:00Yes they were campaigning with the slogan "TE...Yes they were campaigning with the slogan "TEASE NOT SLEAZE" but that's not the point. It's women sexually "teasing" men. It's women titillating men. The only time I've seen male burlesque artists they've been performing for the gay market...Cruellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03446805038957924958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248707.post-7635675244575903972009-08-04T11:56:19.846+01:002009-08-04T11:56:19.846+01:00It is a deliberate attempt by the sex industry to ...It is a deliberate attempt by the sex industry to circumvent proposed legislation requiring venues to apply for a licence if they have any entertainment wherein the female 'entertainers' are performing totally or partially naked, for male entertainement and titilation.<br /><br />That old misogynistic excuse 'but you're a prude' is always used to silence feminists who criticise the now normalisation and expectation that women entertainers are simply men's sexualised commodities. I wonder why it is that male entertainers are not expected to perform in skimpy g-strings or totally naked since it would just be the male equivalent of 'burlesque.' <br /><br />Burlesque is no longer burlesque but has been co-opted by the sex industry. There is nothing rebellious in women performing naked for men's entertainment, instead it reinforces dominant notions that women are not human but men's dehumanised sexualised commodities.<br /><br />Given the assumption women performers are expected to 'sexually titilate' men, it is not surprising so many women concede to these male demands.<br /><br />Who is demanding women perform totally naked? Is it women or are the majority of customers/johns visiting such establishments men? No guesses for the answer. <br /><br />As Kate shows, the common acceptance that women are men's sexualised commodities does impact on all women.JENNIFER DREWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02112807166372869685noreply@blogger.com