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Friday, February 03, 2006

Yes, sex sells

From today's Today report, "Girls on scooters to quiz heartlanders on sex life":
Don't be surprised if you see a sexily-clad sweet young thing riding a bright red scooter zipping by your local coffee shop or wet market.

She's just one of several sexual health investigators who, starting this coming Valentine's Day, will be going deep into the heartlands on Vespa scooters to conduct a year-long sex survey.
Because when conducting a survey that aspires to get honest views from the masses, the best way to do that is to objectify and demean women. It's good to know that pornification has reached us here in Singapore, even as pornography's still officially banned.

What a crock. If you're approached, boycott the survey, please.

Edited to add: While we're on the subject of objectifying women, Moroccan feminist Fatima Mernissi has a tale about "Size 6: The Western Women's Harem" (link via Capitalism Bad; Tree Pretty).

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posted by Tym at 10:37 AM

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At 2/03/2006 4:03 PM Blogger MaKan GuRu said...

SEE!

First rule of advertising right?

 
At 2/04/2006 10:14 AM Blogger NARDAC said...

Thanks for linking "Fatima Mernissi and the Size 6 Harem." Definitely one of the daily terrors inflicted suddenly unveiled.

 

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