- Lipstick feminism
Lipstick feminism also referred to as "stiletto feminism" or "slut feminism" [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3693/is_200505/ai_n14801820/pg_1] is a branch of
feminism in which it is not seen as contradictory to both be a feminist and to put on a show to attract men/women. Besides the acceptance of makeup that the title implies, lipstick feminists also do not findstripping ,pole dancing , flashing,girl-on-girl exhibitionism, or sometimes even glorification ofprostitution to be in conflict with feminism. Lipstick feminism also associates sex with power and the power of sexual allure as power over men.A more mild degree of lipstick feminism allows proponents to call themselves feminists while still wearing make-up, suggestive clothing such as short skirts, revealing tops, high heels, and other female-specific clothing and accessories usually shunned by more traditional feminists. Also, in milder forms it allows for a feminism that is in favor of equality under the law, equal pay, and other concrete demands for gender equality, but does not take issue with the effect of modern media and culture on gender relations. Many feminists see lipstick feminism as a contradictory philosophy in which women willingly objectify themselves while calling it empowerment.
People
Proponents
* Author
Karen Lehrman
* AuthorTeresa Riordan
*Cisca Dresselhuys , editor of the Dutch feminist magazineOpzij
*Katie Roiphe Opponents
*
Ariel Levy
*Christina Hoff Sommers
*Wendy Shalit In Popular Culture
* In "
Night Five ," the 57th episode of "The West Wing", there is a scene where the merits of lipstick feminism are debated [cite web
publisher=The West Wing Continuity Guide
title=#313 (57) "Night Five"
url=http://westwing.bewarne.com/third/57nightfive.html
accessmonthday=June 1
accessyear=2007 ] .Sources
* [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1316/is_1998_Nov/ai_53215091 "Lipstick Feminists"] , by
Elizabeth Austin . Washington Monthly, Nov, 1998.
* [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/10/15/1097784041812.html "Lipstick helped feminism"]
* [http://www.womensfreedom.org/artic427.htm "The Lipstick Proviso: Women, Sex & Power in the Real World"] reviewed byDonna LaFramboise Notes
See also
*
Feminism
*Girl Power
*Female Chauvinist Pigs
*Sex-positive feminism
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