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Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Bikini Nationalism
This is the invitation to a party in Manhattan thrown by the men's magazine Maxim and the Israeli consulate to celebrate the special issue about Israel's attractions. See my earlier post about this here.
Thanks Mink. I'm glad to see that some Israeli women are offended by this nationalist use of women. I hope they see it when it is directly used in anti Palestinian discourse.
Thanks for the post, but I do not agree with your opinion.
yes, sex can promote nationalism. Consider Hollywood, it does promote American National Interests , does it not do that very effectively? Consider a sex icon like Marlyn Monroe, did she not promote American Life Style?
Consider pornography if you like, have you never seen sexy girls taking off the red and blue US flag thongs?
Examples are everywhere for you to see, have you never seen a swimsuit magazine?
Now just think about it, what is not nationalitic about sex?
How come all successful cultures and societies, across history, were very sexy at the peak of their civilizations?
Think about it and take your time.
I think sex can be and should be very progressive, and I think progressive people, should be very very sexy as well, in their minds, bodies, and appearance as well.
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Previous post you wondered about Israeli feminist response -
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/873168.html
Thanks Mink. I'm glad to see that some Israeli women are offended by this nationalist use of women. I hope they see it when it is directly used in anti Palestinian discourse.
Hi,
Thanks for the post, but I do not agree with your opinion.
yes, sex can promote nationalism. Consider Hollywood, it does promote American National Interests , does it not do that very effectively? Consider a sex icon like Marlyn Monroe, did she not promote American Life Style?
Consider pornography if you like, have you never seen sexy girls taking off the red and blue US flag thongs?
Examples are everywhere for you to see, have you never seen a swimsuit magazine?
Now just think about it, what is not nationalitic about sex?
How come all successful cultures and societies, across history, were very sexy at the peak of their civilizations?
Think about it and take your time.
I think sex can be and should be very progressive, and I think progressive people, should be very very sexy as well, in their minds, bodies, and appearance as well.
Yes, looks matter !
erosia, how much crack have you been smoking?
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