My kids refuse to teach me how to use Facebook, but Krista over at Beauty and the Breast took the plunge and found, much to her horror that among the ‘gifts’ you can send to your friends is a set of boobs–there are motivational boobs, fake boobs (which Krista points out is a tad oxymoronic since all of the boobs in question were fake) and sporty boobs. Now while I can see some possibilities here–do they come with a pink ribbon during October? And what about a phallic equivalent?–the real question is what does this say about the oh so kewl concept of social networking? As Krista eloquently sums it up,
“Who, but an immature teenager would think receiving and sending photos of fake breasts is interesting, cool, or “okay” for that matter? Aren’t we inundated with fake breasts ENOUGH? What is this teaching the millions of teenagers that are part of Facebook, that women’s bodies and breasts are just objects?”
I’m going to put it a smidgeon more bluntly–GROW UP! Objectifying women is misogyny pure and simple–it isn’t funny and it isn’t cute and Krista is absolutely right, the message sent is very damaging.
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unfortunately i’m not suprised. you can also “buy your friends” on Facebook. perhaps i’m a prude (although not usually) but buying other people even in jest is terrible–there’s no jesting about slavery.
sexism is alive and extremely powerful today. it makes me sad when i think how feminism has been so maligned that too often young women think its unneccessary.
wonderful blog–i can’t believe i’m just now finding it!