Word: liberationism
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You can see why all this would have appealed to Larry and Andy Wachowski, the band of brothers behind the Matrix trilogy. In the same way those movies did, V for Vendetta melds big ideas about power and liberation with futuristic blowuppy thrills. "I've made a lot of stupid...
The anecdotal evidence that Levy collects is meant to demonstrate the fallacy of the FCP’s approach to liberation. For instance, Playboy CEO Christie Hefner claims that the magazine provides a forum for female self-expression and, by extension, is an empowering force.
However, the publication is filled with male fantasies: nude women with blonde hair and enormous breasts. For Levy, this fact alone is enough to refute the claim that posing for Playboy is the equivalent of female liberation.
Regardless, “Female Chauvinist Pigs” is a provocative read that provides a much needed re-examination of the raunch culture that masquerades itself as female liberation.
Levy makes a point that all girls at this university need to consider—that female liberation should mean freedom to do as we please, not to be as hyper-sexualized as possible.