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...Feminism is a worthwhile advocacy agenda, given society’s history of male dominance. Unfortunately, in any group, a few reckless loudmouths can tarnish the entire movement’s image. Lecturer in Women’s Studies Diane L. Rosenfeld is one of those individuals (News, “Ruined Snow Penis Stimulates Debate...
Furthermore, as Rosenfeld herself noticed, the snow statue was built in “a public space.” Barring an active assault by the sculpture, her description of the object as “menacing” is highly subjective at best. Given our nation’s historically vigorous defense of freedom of expression, the burden of proof lies with Rosenfeld to explain what distinguishes this snow sculpture from, for example, a painting of the Virgin Mary with feces smeared across it (a piece no doubt “menacing” to Christians, but nonetheless protected...
Women’s Studies Lecturer Diane L. Rosenfeld, who teaches Women, Violence and the Law this semester, said that the implications of the snow phallus go beyond the legitimacy of the statue’s presence...
...sculpture was erected in a public space, one that should be free from menacing reminders of women’s sexual vulnerability,” Rosenfeld wrote in an e-mail yesterday...
...Women do not need to be reminded of the power of the symbol of the male genitalia,” Rosenfeld said. “My guess is that they are constantly reminded of it in daily messages...