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What the fuck Jezebel? How on EARTH does this fucking post not deserve a giant SPOILER! tag? I have spent months actively avoiding GoT spoilers and you go and fucking ruin it. I dealt with your American guy in Paris "freed from consent", I dealt with the pictures of the rape victim you posted, but this is somehow the

Indeed....they're seem both unattractive and impractical.

#bodysnarking

"I just drew parallels between you and the other naysayers throughout history who advocated ignoring an issue because they didn't believe that it was dire enough."

Wow, on second reading we do apparently have more differences in opinion. Like, here's another one I picked up: apparently you think what I'm arguing makes me the equivalent of both Nazis and segregationists. I regret already having used 'pathetic' as a descriptor in this thread, because it's the nicest word I can

I'm not trying to derail. I honestly don't see this as a part of the greater sexist overture that does in fact hurt women, and that is why I believe it should be ignored. From what you've expressed here I think that's the only difference in opinion we have.

I'm trying to say that putting the spotlight on complete non-issues actually actively impedes the movement to shed light/make leeway on the actual issues.

Like others have pointed out (Thighlights much? David Beckham's undie commercials?) both female and male athletes are sexualized, because people develop attractions to their sports heroes. It is completely ridiculous, patronizing, and condescending to tell this women's team they can't sell their shirts because they'd

There is nothing even remotely sexist about this. Sexual, yes. Sexist, no. What the fuck people? All the horrible shit happening to women in the world and THIS is the issue to which some are devoting their time? Pathetic.

Uh, the article linked to says the opposite. What a clown show.