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[–] SunshineJogger@feddit.org 23 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Just treat people equally. That's it. Thats all anyone has to do. Male, female, any eye color, skin color, hair color, tall, short and anything in between. Just give all the same baseline and judge based on attitude and actions from there.

[–] tresspass@lemmy.world 50 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Yeah. Why can't we just look at everyone's asses equally? Smh

[–] ghen@sh.itjust.works 13 points 11 hours ago

Honestly this is the answer. You can look and also be respectful to the person at the same time. That is what both feminists and others want. Just not the bigots, they don't know what respect is.

[–] MJKee9@lemmy.world 11 points 13 hours ago

That's my philosophy.

[–] ytg@sopuli.xyz 10 points 13 hours ago (1 children)
[–] SunshineJogger@feddit.org 9 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

No. It's simply egalitarianism.

Feminism is focused one a singular aspect, which in itself can destoy what it seeks to do by placing the topic itself as seperated from all others.

I mean yes, it's necessary because there are severe issues, yet the overarching attitude I often observe when singular aspects of egalitarianism are grabbed to focus on get quickly out of sync and even turn into what they fight.

I've seen sexist feminists who are not aware that they are sexist. Driven into it by the frustration of inequality which is slow moving and sometimes even moves backwards. Frustration can corrupt.

Gender inequality is a symptom of the broken societies we live in. Alleviating symptoms doesn't cure the core problem.

[–] Atlas_@lemmy.world 51 points 16 hours ago (4 children)

It's not disrespectful to look, and that's all we can see these people doing from these two frames. Hell, it's just about involuntary to take a glance.

It would be disrespectful to stare or make comments/rude gestures, but I doubt that's what's happening here.

[–] EarlGrey@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 15 hours ago

I thoroughly support advancing the causes of feminism and women's rights across the world, and would happily listen actively to what she has to say.

But also Emma is pretty fucking hot. And that fit looks good on her.

[–] MangioneDontMiss@lemmy.ca 11 points 13 hours ago

goddamn, I'm amazed by the reasonableness of these comments.

[–] Leather@lemmy.world 10 points 14 hours ago (4 children)

She's a moving object, our eyes are drawn to movement. She's on the a stage. Most people in the room would be looking at her.

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[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 16 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Lotta guys involved for a speech about feminism

[–] LadyButterfly@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Yep and it looks like a meeting of the straight white man club.

[–] catty@lemmy.world 8 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (2 children)

Spoken like a true not-crazy-feminist who does not have a problem with straight white men and who thinks can tell a man's sexuality by looking at him.

[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world -4 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Foolish us. the traditional white male suit and haircut is how any gender that is fluid identify. how could we all miss that.

Sorry your feefees got hurt that the attention was not on praising the white male at every given second of eternity. Not sorry.

[–] damnedfurry@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

How progressive of you to assume gender identities and sexualities of strangers via a single still image.

[–] LadyButterfly@lemmy.world -3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

That's why I said "looks like" and not that it is. Sad truth is LGBT people aren't often found in jobs like that... and it would be statistically unusual for most or all of them to be LGBT.

[–] damnedfurry@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (2 children)

That’s why I said “looks like”

Neither gender identity or sexuality is defined by appearance. That's not any better. All you're doing is prejudicially perpetuating stereotypes.

I have a feeling if someone said that a person "looks gay" or "looks trans", you wouldn't defend them responding to being called out for saying that with 'I didn't say they are, just said they look like it!'

Neither gender nor sexuality is defined by appearance in general, but the straight white men do present themselves in a specific way.

You are right to say that this might not be the straight white men's club, but you would be wrong to say that the straight white men's club does not look like this.

[–] LadyButterfly@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 49 minutes ago)

Looks like as in appears, that's how it presents which I could have worded differently. How likely do you think it is that they're part of the lgbt community? And what insignia can you see indicating they support the community?

[–] foggianism@lemmy.world 7 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Nothing more feminine that being admired by men

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[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 184 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (6 children)

Just to be clear, feminism isn't about not being attracted to beautiful women. It's perfectly human to admire someone's beautiful features, regardless of anyone's gender. Feminism is about respect, equality, rejecting prescribed roles and limitations placed on gender, and acknowledging and addressing privilege and patriarchal systems of society.

Notice none of those things means you can't still like the sight of boobs, butts, legs, abs, biceps, or whatever gets you excited. It does mean that you shouldn't reduce someone's value to those things, nor should your excitement about seeing someone's beautiful physical attributes become a problem for them, like if you harass them or catcall them over it, or worse.

But Emma is well respected, not only as an actress but as an advocate, and she's there to represent a great cause to the UN. They can respect her and her work and message and still think she's a knockout at the same time. They're not mutually exclusive, and that's a pretty relevant part of feminism, divorcing worth as a person from sexuality and attractiveness.

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[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 126 points 1 day ago (14 children)

I don’t blame them, she’s built like a Greek statue. A man with an equivalent ass would receive just as much attention. At least from me.

[–] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 53 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I challenge anyone, regardless of gender, to be sitting on that panel and not taking a quick peek.

To me, Emma Watson has got to be one of the most beautiful people on this planet. And she's also very pretty.

But yes, the irony here isn't lost on anyone.

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[–] meyotch@slrpnk.net 40 points 1 day ago (2 children)

A true gentleman knows how to appreciate a beautiful person without giving themselves whiplash.

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[–] mechoman444@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago

🤷 they may only get one chance to look at Emma Watsons ass in real life... They took it. Doesn't make it right... I'm just saying.

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