Feminist: A person who believes in social, political and economical equality of the sexes

Tuesday 13 May 2014

Blurred Lines: The New Battle of the Sexes

Just a quick note, there's a new documentary on BBC's iPlayer about sexism in today's society. You can watch it here.

As you can tell from the title, the programme looks at the topic of Robin Thicke's 2013 hit "Blurred Lines" which I detest for many reasons (which I won't go into now), and other issues like sexual objectification of women in advertisements and games and the porn industry.

I admire the way Kirsty Wark investigated this topic because it's quite subtle. I know a lot of people hear the word "feminism" and run a mile but I really think if more people with sexist attitudes watch the programme they will understand the problems. Share the knowledge! I may make a more detailed post on the issues Kirsty covers and the opinions of people she interviews.

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