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emma_in_dream) wrote2011-07-11 08:10 pm
emma_in_dream) wrote2011-07-11 08:10 pm
Plain packaged sexism
I approve of the move to put cigarettes in plain packaging - I see it is based on some evidence that this will be a useful public health measure.
The campaign against this move does not, however, receive the EMMA seal of approval.
What is sexist about this advertising?
Why is it that it must be framed as a nanny state issue? It's really about mollycoddling. Dare I raise the phrase pussy whipped?
What all these ideas have in common is that it is unnatural and disorderly and just plain wrong for women to be telling people (men) how to live their lives.
The campaign against this move does not, however, receive the EMMA seal of approval.
What is sexist about this advertising?
Why is it that it must be framed as a nanny state issue? It's really about mollycoddling. Dare I raise the phrase pussy whipped?
What all these ideas have in common is that it is unnatural and disorderly and just plain wrong for women to be telling people (men) how to live their lives.