cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/42164737
There’s a sexual ideology that holds all of these concepts together in a single place: the idea that you can celebrate Hawk Tuah girl and use her catchphrase to degrade a female politician; the idea that a starlet in a low-cut dress is yours to objectify, while contraception and sexual education are dangerous and probably immoral and should be restricted.
It harks back to the idea that was dominant in the Bush era, a moment when our culture was capable of prizing Girls Gone Wild and purity balls in equal measure, when pop stars like Britney Spears were expected to serve their audiences sex on a platter while avowing their virginity at the same time. It’s the ideology that unites Republican raunch and purity culture, that makes them two sides of the same coin: one based on the idea that women’s sexuality should exist in the service of men. The right once again championing this brand of bawdiness while working relentlessly to restrict women’s autonomy and denigrating the women they don’t like isn’t a departure. It’s a return to form.
It’s always been fake Christian values coat of paint slapped over male supremacy. They don’t understand the nuance that the left is fine with consenting nudity they just don’t want people feeling forced, coerced, objectified or degraded to do so. They think that disliking the concept hooters or the man show is the same as saying women can’t choose to wear revealing clothes…it’s not.
On the Sydney Sweeney and Hawk Tuah points democrats in general obviously have no problem with them being open with their sexuality. Republicans will think of it as a win against “wokeness” but then they’ll turn around and call these women sluts as well for the way they act or dress - not understanding that the latter is really what we’re against.