
I have a troublesome, scattered thought.
I am worried about this blog.
I am worried about how open I am about sex and my body. I am worried about being a cam model.
I am worried that I am contributing to a new trend that is growing in this society.
It seems that women are growing up believing that they should leave themselves physically accessible to men.
I feel like men are growing up believing that women’s bodies are always accessible and up for scrutiny (either through tight, short clothes on the streets, porn, billboards, magazines, there is always naked skin available).
The internet has made this possible I think. This is not an intentional phenomena. It feels like misogyny is strengthening and becoming an even more ingrained part of society. The status of women in this country seems to be slipping. Women are becoming more and more like commodities than humans. Why is that, in the age after Feminism? After women’s rights, after the civil rights?
I don’t think people would agree with me, but it is something that has me worried about the future of my little sister and the development of her own sexuality. A development void of the influences of what is the growing trend right now. The prevalence of one night stands, the way some men talk about women, the way women talk about their own bodies, what we see in movies, magazines, advertisement, etc.
I just feel like something is not right with the way things are right now. i am not saying we should all go back to the days of being doll like slaves to men, but we need to find a balance. We can be free to do as we please without eroticizing everything and everyone to the point of dehumanization right? People can talk to each other without expecting the outcome of sex or a cam show right?
A body can simply be a body without it being a wet cunt or big tits. It can just be a body being….right?
…………………………………………………………..
I saw the video of teh young girl in Iran who died from a gun shot delivered by the Basiji. It made my heart almost explode in my chest, the cries of the people around her, the terrified look in her eyes.
You know what I hate about death? It si not at all like they portray in the movies. It is not loud, there are no gasping last words. There is just silence. Nothingness. The body ceases to function. The brain shuts down, the organs shut down, the body gets cold. There isn’t much complicated about that. Our bodies just shut down. And that is it.
The pain her family must be feeling must be boundless. Ugh…when will we transcend all this violence?