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  1. Alceste

    Sex Object Test

    Mmm-hmmm. :sarcastic Is it possible you are reading a lot of extra hyperbole and personal emotion into my very boring, research based opinion than is really there? Maybe because you don't like the implications of the research? Ask any woman whether she thinks HAVING love handles is a...
  2. Alceste

    Your position about Islam

    If they say they are, then they are. Quibbling over who is or isn't a "real" Muslim, Christian or Jew is a pastime for Muslims, Christians and Jews. For the rest of us, that's called "no true Scotsman".
  3. Alceste

    Your position about Islam

    I think you broke my irony meter.
  4. Alceste

    Sex Object Test

    "More so than men", old friend. Key to understanding that paragraph. Yes, there are also unrealistic portrayals of male beauty in the media, but "more so" for women.
  5. Alceste

    Sex Object Test

    I have to wonder why you would assume that particular private battle isn't happening with the young girls you know. What would you expect to see, as a behaviour reflecting self-objectification? Perhaps you're looking for particularly "loud" expressions like dressing like a prostitute, whereas...
  6. Alceste

    Sex Object Test

    Yes, one and two are exactly what I was saying. I'm glad we agree! 3, I agree with this also. But I would suggest that the objectification of women works together with the projection of an impossible beauty standard to cause those harmful effects: the objectification suggests that girls have...
  7. Alceste

    Sex Object Test

    IIRC, studies on the effects of self objectification generally look at what the consequences are for those girls who are most affected by it. Not all girls will react the same way. While many are demeaned by the acceptance of rape culture, many others seem to be empowered by the rejection of it...
  8. Alceste

    Sex Object Test

    From what I recall, the talk had more to do with advertising than porn. Whereas nobody has to see porn without looking for it, ads that objectify women are ubiquitous and impossible to avoid. It's a form of visual pollution with measurable adverse effects, especially on adolescent girls. Not...
  9. Alceste

    Sex Object Test

    I've seen that talk before, I think. A very thorough introduction to what is meant by "objectification". Definitely been seeing it everywhere since watching the talk. It put language behind something that has always annoyed me for vague, inexplicable reasons. Even in my own mind, especially as...
  10. Alceste

    Muslims the least educated in the world?

    I think you need to be much more discerning in your source material if you intend to make any credible factual claims.
  11. Alceste

    Awesome Netanyahu speech

    They look just like extremists of any religion to me, including Judaism. Also, using Palestinian and Islamist as synonyms is highly questionable. Are you completely sure you've taken your own blinders off?
  12. Alceste

    Your position about Islam

    Out of 1.6 billion muslims, how can you be sure? I don't know if Sufis believe that. Do you?
  13. Alceste

    Your position about Islam

    Some do, some don't. You're talking about 1.6 billion people. Any generalization you try to make is going to sound foolish.
  14. Alceste

    Your position about Islam

    All the same. Within each there are different levels of fanaticism. All three have there fair share of both extremists and secularists. None are egalitarian or humanitarian enough for my taste, but different strokes for different folks.
  15. Alceste

    The Daily Show Biased?

    They do. Comedy itself (and entertainment in general) is very much skewed to the left. It might seem that they're fair because they're far to the left of both parties and find them both worthy of lampooning.
  16. Alceste

    Awesome Netanyahu speech

    Ah, well then your apparent objectivity is restored! :D
  17. Alceste

    Your position about Islam

    Since I assess all belief systems based on the behaviour and philosophy of adherents and you've specifically excluded "what Muslims do" from the discussion, I can't tell you what I think of it. I can say that based on that criteria, Islam seems to me basically the same as Christianity and...
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    Awesome Netanyahu speech

    He's not trying to govern Israelis. Political credibility varies greatly depending on which side of the occupation stick you're dealing with. It's not as if politicians in Israel never suggest that Palestinians are genocidal. If that's your standard for credibility, you're treading onto some...
  19. Alceste

    The Daily Show Biased?

    Ha, "leftward political leanings"? Do you mean smoking crack and hanging out with gangstas? Cuz he is otherwise as conservative as politicians can get in this country and still be taken at least half seriously, some of the time.
  20. Alceste

    non-religious people on religion forums..

    I mean I seem to have an abnormal way of formulating ideas and opinions, and I'm very curious about how the normal way.
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