Devotional Sex wrote:
What worries me about the film is it seems their approach is likely to be Radical Feminist.
Equality feminism is about striving for equality of opportunity and for mutual respect.
Radical feminism sees the world as a battle between men and women, with men having been dominant in the past and the aim being to reverse this and have men dominating women. The sins that men inflicted on women will now be inflicted on men by women - Victory!
A simple test of whether something is about equality or is radical is to reverse the people involved. So how would the makers of this film have responded to a video clip talking about male vs female made 40 years ago using all the stats showing males in control and influence and using this to prove that females are inferior? Evil propaganda from the patriarchy probably. But how is their clip any different?
Men have a long history of objectifying women without caring how they feel. I fear that this film will be a celebration of women committing the same sin on men. And the kinky men who enjoy being dominated and humilated will be used to prove that this is ok.
For me it doesn't matter if it is two males, two females, or a male and female who are engaging in sexual activity. In each case it should be about mutual respect and doing things that BOTH enjoy. If one person enjoys being humiliated and the other enjoys making them feel this way then I'm happy for this couple to enjoy mutual kinky fun. But if one person isn't enjoying the experience it is wrong.
Of course I'll have to see the final film to find out whether or not they do take a radical feminist perspective. I'll find it very disappointing if they do.
For virtually all religions and cultures, there will always be the
"radical _________" (fill in the blank) fringe groups that preach hate. The white supremacist that caused so much grief recently in the U.S. claim their agenda is about God and country and "making America great again" when in fact their
radical views are anit-American, at least the America I grew up to respect. If one learns about the fundamentals behind the Islamic faith, you will find much of it is about peace and love of mankind - in fact, up until the late 20th century Muslims were among the most peaceful of religions. What changed how the west views Muslims were were the small minority of radicals that perverted it's meaning to one of hate and violence.
Feminism has not been immune to such radical hate speech. But as with all movements, fair-minded people marginalize those that preach hatred and anger as being on the fringe and not representative of the movement. Unfortunately, the media has an obsession with pointing cameras at the radical fringe of any group giving them far more coverage than they deserve.
Watch this quick video. Milo Yiannopoulos rips apart what "feminism" has become, which has far less to do with equality than it is about hatred of men, and, how the vast majority of women that believe in equality (92%) eschew the label "feminism".
https://youtu.be/M3ij1-VB9YABack to the media...as it pertains to their harmful obsession with fringe groups that preach hate, this image really shows the area I grew up, and how the majority of people respond to each other:
Conclusion - the best way for society to deal with the radical fringe of any group that preaches hate is to simply ignore them, not fight them as they aren't worth the effort. Ignoring their hate speech is a hard punch in their face and is like infecting them with terminal cancer, absent people to listen, they'll eventually die and go away.