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Misogynistic arts newsletter graphic — Brooklynian

Misogynistic arts newsletter graphic

danielle123
danielle123
edited November -1 in The Lounge / Random Stuff
So I subscribe to a weekly arts newsletter and today the newsletter came with this graphic at the top. It looks like the woman is trying to get away (hence, her lost shoe behind her) and the man is about to grab her hair. (Also, is that a whip hanging from his pocket?) WTF??

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  • supreme_ian
    supreme_ian
    hahahahaha
    haaah
    he may be a hipster & thats possibly a chain wallet

    ahahah this is so funny / cool

    i want to get this in my mail box every once n a while :)
  • jeffrey
    jeffrey
    Oddly enough, this resembles some of Ian's photos.

    Ha. :mrgreen:
  • opossumqueen
    opossumqueen
    Is this a newsletter that is sent via email for free, but that suggests donations?

    Just curious.
  • danielle123
    danielle123
    supreme_ian wrote: hahahahaha
    haaah
    he may be a hipster & thats possibly a chain wallet

    ahahah this is so funny / cool

    i want to get this in my mail box every once n a while :)
    I think you and I had very different reactions to this graphic!
  • danielle123
    danielle123
    OpossumQueen wrote: Is this a newsletter that is sent via email for free, but that suggests donations?

    Just curious.

    No, they have high-end advertisers. No donations requested that I'm aware of.
  • em26
    em26
    That looks like a dude riding his lady.

    She looks to be enjoying it.
  • supreme_ian
    supreme_ian
    danielle123 wrote: [quote=supreme_ian]hahahahaha
    haaah
    he may be a hipster & thats possibly a chain wallet

    ahahah this is so funny / cool

    i want to get this in my mail box every once n a while :)
    I think you and I had very different reactions to this graphic!

    oh really.whats your take on it?
    at first glance?
  • danielle123
    danielle123
    I guess it's all in the eye of the beholder. To me, she looks to be trying to get away from him as fast as possible (lost shoe, arm raised to move forward to get away from the guy, legs in a position that show she's obviously still in motion) and her face is either neutral or negative not one of ecstasy.

    I guess it's always good to get different opinions about "art".
  • em26
    em26
    She's just playing hard to get. Tryin' to be Cinderella with that shoe and shit.
  • supreme_ian
    supreme_ian
    ah i see, i didnt think escape because of the look on her face. they could have added detail to it to bring out a different feel, but i guess they left it up to us.
    maybe it is a whip and he had to wrestle her to the ground and thats why he shoe fell off,and shes "had it before" that explains the boring face
  • jarvis
    jarvis
    maybe the dude is a lady..?
  • idlewild
    idlewild
    It looks like the dude/or lady is missing a right hand.
  • scarlett
    scarlett
    Kind of looks like a Saturday night to me and I want Mamacita to make it my avatar!
  • idlewild
    idlewild
    Making avatars is fun! And easy!
  • opossumqueen
    opossumqueen
    it is odd.

    I think the strap is his loose suspender. Looks like an intoxicated game night or something. I probably wouldn't frame it and put it on my wall, but for a newsletter, who cares I guess :)
  • scarlett
    scarlett
    Who doesn't like a fun round of horsie? Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • anastasia beaverhausen
    anastasia beaverhausen
    See, my first reaction was "yep, a woman supporting another man's dead weight."
  • danielle123
    danielle123
    Ha! Good one, Ana.

    Opossum - I hadn't thought that was a suspender. You're probably right. You ask who cares - I care because there are so many images of violence against women (and oftentimes mixed with sexual imagery, such as here) and I really don't need to be getting in in my in box.

    I emailed the "newsletter people". They said it's 2 characters from Mad Men and they actually had a meeting at their company to discuss whether the graphic would be considered offensive. So, I guess they knew there was that chance.
  • booklaw
    booklaw
    Danielle, my reaction is the same as yours: to me it looks like a rape in progress... not cool.
  • emmaviz
    emmaviz
    Um, she's wearing a nightie with built in garter and thigh highs, and his shirt is undone. This just looks like consensual sex play to me.
  • danielle123
    danielle123
    Um..she's not wearing a nightie. She wearing a bra and panties -hence, the nude color (her skin!) between the bra and the panties. Also, the fact that she's wearing garters does not mean the sex is consensual. Visual imagery of violence/sexual assaults against women often have the women wearing what many would consider "provocative" clothing (I guess because some men get off on that violent imagery).

    I think if they wanted us to think it was consensual sex play they would have left a bigger clue - like an open mouth or an obvious facial expression that she is enjoying herself. They also would not have drawn attention to the shoe she lost, which takes up almost half of the graphic.
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