Nakedness Isn’t Activism: Here’s Why

Just read this on Exiled Stardust. Had to share it with you.

And also this morning, I had to explain to someone why stripping and nudity aren’t actually acts of feminist defiance, but the same old male appeasement in a shiny new package.    There’s always some group of so-called feminists trying to get away with this.  It doesn’t work, because getting naked is what men want women to do.

Doing what men want is appeasement.  Feminism is resistance.  Appeasement and resistance are opposing forces; the more you do of one, the less you can do of the other.  That’s why these groups are insidious; they divert feminist energy into meaningless acts that only serve male interests.

Men don’t care if you write incendiary messages of revolt all over your naked body, as long as they get to see that body.  When they hear you call yourself a slut, they won’t know that you’re being ironic and that you’ve reclaimed the word.  And they won’t care, because irony is just another flavor of appeasement.  They’ll call you a slut in a totally non-ironic, non-reclaimed way.  And they’ll insist that insulting you is okay because you’re doing it to yourself. Read full post here.