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History of Feminism

YoungDemCA

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18. the perpetuation of any norm

Reply to seabeyond (Reply #16)

Sat Apr 19, 2014, 01:16 PM

Apr 2014

depends on the assumption on the part of a lot of people that the norm is unchangeable, fixed, natural, innate. That's a major reason for why people don't throw off the conditioning, and don't work to change the power relations in society.

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Depressing/Unsurprising Study: Girls View Sexual Violence As Normal [View all] ismnotwasm Apr 2014 OP

newflash. it is a norm. in our entertainment, movies, tv shows, porn, conversations. seabeyond Apr 2014 #1

Yeah ismnotwasm Apr 2014 #2

i have never had anyone be violent toward me. again. i have not read yet... seabeyond Apr 2014 #4

I had no concept that was even an option. MadrasT Apr 2014 #7

Me too! I punched a guy in the nose who grabbed my behind at an NCAA b'ball victory celebration zazen Apr 2014 #10

I should say ismnotwasm Apr 2014 #11

For those who deny that rape culture is real, here is some hard evidence.[n/t] Maedhros Apr 2014 #3

All I know is that Mylie Cyrus did Wonders for Pre-Teen Sexualization. KoKo Apr 2014 #5

An excellent post. CrispyQ Apr 2014 #9

That's what I grew up with. MadrasT Apr 2014 #6

Big city Dallas, too. redqueen Apr 2014 #13

I read parts of this to my husband & he was stunned. CrispyQ Apr 2014 #8

Heartbreaking and predictable. redqueen Apr 2014 #12

here is the study i was thinking of. just ran into it seabeyond Apr 2014 #14

Jesus.... YoungDemCA Apr 2014 #15

Rape is entertainment today. How bad can it really be. A norm. Nt seabeyond Apr 2014 #16

the perpetuation of any norm YoungDemCA Apr 2014 #18

Exactly. Excellent, perfect and thank you. You are right. And seabeyond Apr 2014 #19

This is why violence against women continues YoungDemCA Apr 2014 #17