I'm not sure how many hits the Divine Lazy Geisha receives in a day. I'm pretty sure she doesn't typically get the traffic she's received the past few day. Few bloggers do. What's caused this congestion over in Geisha Land?
Some well written, thoughtful posts about a controversy in Pennsylvania that involves a 'Sex Shop.'
It's no secret that Nina's a friend. I not only admire her writing but I admire the woman as well. Mostly, I admire her willingness to jump into the fray, both barrels blazing.
The initial story can be found here. The follow-up story, complete with an LG interview of the boutique's proprietor, can be found here. I won't reiterate what has already been said in those posts. As you'll see, Nina's posts have received a lot of attention.
Too many children are sexualized at too young an age. Is it because they are "exposed" to sex boutiques? And by exposed I guess we mean that they may pass by a sex shop. That is difficult to believe when children are far more likely to be exposed, daily, to magazine covers, Victoria's Secret ads, daytime Soap Operas, certain video games..... It's part of a minefield that parents navigate everyday. The vast majority of parents seem to navigate that minefield well without calls to close shops, outlaw ads and burn books.
Would this controversy rage if the shop sold/rented violent movies and games? I can't be sure but somehow I think not.
In many ages and many places a woman of child-bearing age that controlled her own body (was unmarried) was something to be feared, tamed and ultimately broken. That impulse looks to still be alive and well.
A look at history tells us that happy, healthy, strong societies rarely go in for repression. When there is an up-tick in "culture war" activity it's usually a sign of a siege mentality that has more to do with the overall state of affairs, real or perceived, and less to do with our moral state.
I guess some of us will have to wait and see. As for Nina? She has courageously joined mounted the battlements.
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2 comments:
Piper,
I cannot thank you enough for mentioning this, or for your kind words -- tho not for myself, but for Jill McDevitt, and for every other woman who has been made to feel ashamed of her sexuality.
Why do we do what we do? Why write? Why educate? Why express the beauty of what it means to be a woman? So that others may follow, and so that perhaps someone out there still unknown to us may read these words we write or wander into these shops and finally realize that it's okay to feel this way, and that sex is a good and normal and healthy part of everyone's lives.
The Catholic church and every other patriarchy the world has known has used our sexuality as a means of control. So you see, Jill's struggle is my struggle, and your struggle.
So, not to get all ethereal here on you! Let me simply just say thank you -- for your words, for your friendship, and your support.
nina
wow... as a Christian... that sucks. Sorry
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