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Originally posted by octothorp@May 20 2005, 02:15 PM
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@May 20 2005, 01:27 PM
Calling one woman a whore is detrimental to that woman. Whore does not refer to every woman it refers to a select few.
Calling a black man a racial slur is detrimental to that man and the entire black population. That slur is in reference to their entire race.
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No, when you use 'whore', in the sense that it's been bandied about here, you're using it to refer to any woman who is ambitious, any woman who values her personal lot above her loyalty to her workplace. You're saying that a woman who is willing to trade loyalties for an improved lot in life is equivelant to someone who trades their sexuality for money. Similar rehetoric has been used as a tool of oppression for centuries, in the same way that racial slurs have been used as an articulation of superiority. Women have stayed in abusive relationships because of fear of being called a whore. It's an incredibly destructive and harmful accusation to be using so casually.
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My sentiments exactly. Regardless of what your personal opinions of Belinda Stronach may be, it does not excuse the use of such clearly oppressive language. So you may not agree with what she did, so you may consider her actions a sign of disloyalty, this does not make her, or any other woman who has put her own personal gain ahead of her party's or her company's or any other entity, someone who trades sex for money.
This kind of thing comes up a lot in the business world. A man who stops at nothing to climb the corporate ladder is called ambitious or a go-getter, while a woman who does the same is called a whore/slut/bitch/any other sex-based slur.
Personally, I believe that Belinda Stronach owes loyalty to her own moral convictions, values and beliefs and by switching parties, she stayed true to it. I believe it would have shown a lack of personal integrity for her to show blind partisan loyalty to the conservatives if their values are in direct opposition to some of her own. The timing may seem odd to some and it does appear she landed in quite a cushy place but that does not change the fact that she would have been betraying her own morality and values to blindly stay where she was. [/b][/quote]
I think you are reading to much into this, if a man were to switch sides he would also be a power-whore. I understand where people are coming from when they say it is wrong, but at the same time to start sayign that it objectifies women everywhere, and that it is a horrible crime against women in general are reading to much into the comments. She acted in a way where it wouldn't be a stretch to say that she did so in order to benifit her career first and formost, and in doing so at the expense of her morals. Not really a glowing review in my opinion at least.