I wasn’t aware that women HAD to do anything in order to obtain meaningless trinkets during Mardi Gras.
You do realize that those in attendance are there of their own accord, right?
That said, I’d do some pretty demeaning things in exchange for beads, especially if we’re talking the nice beads.
Neither statement answers my question.
Nothing. The same thing that women HAVE to do.
Neither sex HAS to do anything.
I can see that, fair dinkum.
But if a woman flashes for beads, even to total stangers, with no more encouragement than someone holding up beads, I dont see a issue.
If you wore a tiny bikini at the beach, no one would have a issue. However, most workplaces would frown heavily on that and you would very likely get a HR visit.
If you drank heavily at a bar or party, that would be Ok, assuming you’re not gonna drive. However, most workplaces would frown heavily on that and you would very likely get a HR visit.
Context is everything.
Men show butts, chests and even their penis. Or do silly acts by demand.
Where do the guys who are making the request (“show us your tits!”) get the beads in the first place? They have to buy them someplace; you could just go there.
What the Mayor, the County sheriff, the Police Superintendent, all eight District Police Commanders and 85% of the police force of New Orleans have in common may play a part in deciding that it is o.k. for females to demean themselves in public for trinkets.
Any shop selling t-shirts, hats, sunscreen, etc will have beads for sale.
Of course, nobody wears beads the purchased.
Interesting; I’m beginning to think this isn’t about beads at all.
They’re all right handed?
And none of them have ever been in my kitchen.
Regards,
Shodan
You’ve got a point. It’s high time the one percent had a say in things.
Funny clip - Family Guy, Stewie shows his boobs at Mardi Gras.
Does a great job of looking at the issue.
Most of the men I know would consider having to scream ‘‘SHOW ME YOUR TITS!’’ pretty demeaning.
That said, I can’t say I’m too worried about Mardi Gras. Not at the top of my feminist agenda. Might even be fun if I was at all interested in parties, or drinking, or exhibitionism.
It isn’t about the beads. It is about the freedom to do something that you could be arrested for at home and that includes lots of other activities as well including excessive drinking, sex with strangers, binge eating and lots more.
I used to live in New Orleans. It is like the much more authentic version of Las Vegas with more of a focus on nudity and drinking than gambling but all of those exist in both places. They are cities of sin and major convention and tourism centers. Everyone knows what they are getting into when they go there and that is why they go.
I read the Cracked article before this thread started and I thought it was one of the dumbest things they ever published and that is saying a whole lot. New Orleans has plenty of very real problems but among the top, in their damaged little minds at least, is that people can see boobs in the French Quarter especially during certain times of the year and have fun doing it.
Next up: Why European topless beaches are going to lead to the downfall of civilization.
The neo-Puritans are driving me insane these days with ridiculous examples like this one. I would rather just mandate burkas for women and bowling shirts for men instead of having to listen to this bullshit even one more day. If you ever wonder how Iran went from a normal, successful country to an incredibly oppressive one for men but especially women, some on the American Left are trying to show you by example.
That’s what you think.
I thought liberals and The Left were for more sexual freedom for everyone.
Here is an honest question.
Why did any display of sexual activity, no matter how innocent become the poster child of sexual harassment? Practically everyone watches porn these days. I have even had to ground my ten year old daughter for doing it, not because it is fundamentally wrong, but because she and her friends were underage and couldn’t understand it.
I agree with others that there is a time and place for everything. You don’t flash your boobs or whip out your dick in the middle of a Catholic funeral but the same thing is perfectly fine during Mardi Gras. Decadence is the point of the whole holiday. I don’t understand why some people cannot comprehend that general concept.
The same is true for websites like Match, Bumble, Tinder, OK Cupid and POF. I tend to talk to women the same way I do in real life on those but not everyone does. The fact remains that there are a whole lot of horny and lonely women out there that just want someone to fuck them. The same is true with nightclubs. What somebody does at work is completely independent of that.
This sexual harassment bullshit has got to go except in the case of minors and true victims. I have experienced it myself from gay men and some women and casual cases just aren’t a big deal. There are a lot of true victims out there so save your sympathy for those that have had true trauma and don’t just try to jump on the bandwagon.
Being hit on by someone you don’t like that much doesn’t count.
Let’s get this clear. Andrea Meno, who submitted that item to Cracked, is not a spokesman for the liberal viewpoint. Liberals are not trying to abolish sex.
For all you or I know, Andrea Meno is a conservative Republican who voted for Trump.