Whore is one of my "feminist issue words" (like bitch, and slut etc). Reclaiming these words and even simply using them to put down other women is something that I'm iffy about in my own personal feminism so her use of the hashtag kind of threw me off of her argument. She probably meant to be funny but I didn't really find it funny. It was a good argument none the less.
Twitter Rant:
Source: Rashida Jones calls out female celebrities: ‘Stop acting like whores’ - NY Daily News
I don't think I would have as much of an issue with her rants had she looked at the greater systems that are telling these celebrities that in order to be the top female celebrity, they have to show all instead of specifically shaming the women. I understand where I think she was trying to get the argument to but perhaps the hashtag "#modestymatters" would have been more appropriate.
ReplyDeleteI take issue with this for multiple reasons. One of them is that she first says, "I don't shame ANYone for anything they choose to do with their lives or bodies," but then continues to say, "be SEXY but leave something for the imagination." So she pretends to want women to do whatever they want with their bodies, but immediately turns around and tells us EXACTLY what to do with our bodies. I'm definitely critical of anyone who calls themselves a feminist but tells other people what they should or should not do.
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