Slog - Comments on Book Woman Who Gets Into Lots of Consensual Sexual Relationships http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/book_woman_who_gets_into_lots_of_consens I suppose it had to happen sometime. Stephanie Cleveland takes issue with the "Slut" in "Bookslut." Her essay is way, way too long. Here's the beginning of her point: It wasn’t until I was back in New York that I checked out Bookslut online, and got my first introduction to the magazine via the August issue. One of the first things I noticed was, despite its claim to be a magazine for “people” who love reading, and despite a few male editors flippantly (offensively?) proclaiming themselves “sluts” on the masthead, Bookslut features images of women in various states of undress,... Copyright 2008 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:31:45 -0800 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:02:28 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Dougsf Does the the fact that the woman in the illustration is ON TOP mean nothing?

]]> Dougsf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/book_woman_who_gets_into_lots_of_consens#c1063857 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/book_woman_who_gets_into_lots_of_consens#c1063857 Books Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:34:22 -0800 Comment by umvue Geesh, cut the lady some slack. The world isn't the way she would have it. That's all. If the world weren't the way I wanted it to be I'd be disappointed too.

]]> umvue http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/book_woman_who_gets_into_lots_of_consens#c1063882 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/book_woman_who_gets_into_lots_of_consens#c1063882 Books Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:53:03 -0800 Comment by also Just show this to ECB. She'll take care of it. This Crispin woman's use of the nude female form is supporting the patriarchy and oppressing women, and therefore Crispin is a traitor of the worst sort. If ECB can't bring herself to support the oil companies by firebombing the Bookslut offices, I'm sure she'll at least write such a strident and poorly reasoned letter that Crispin's brain cells will commit suicide en masse.

Truly, sexuality *is* sexism.

]]> also http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/book_woman_who_gets_into_lots_of_consens#c1063895 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/book_woman_who_gets_into_lots_of_consens#c1063895 Books Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:07:33 -0800 Comment by Will in Is It Summer Seattle Um.

Wow, you guys really have nothing better to do, huh?

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]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/book_woman_who_gets_into_lots_of_consens#c1063904 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/book_woman_who_gets_into_lots_of_consens#c1063904 Books Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:16:58 -0800 Comment by elenchos How can a breast hang downwards "perkily"? Perky means standing upright, or buoyant.

And "jutting over the side of her ribcage"? WTF? Is she looking at the old Starbucks logo or what? It's hanging down. Because she's on top. Duh.

Anyway. I think the reason the logo is ugly is because it is meant as comedy. It's funny. Laugh.

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/book_woman_who_gets_into_lots_of_consens#c1063907 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/book_woman_who_gets_into_lots_of_consens#c1063907 Books Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:23:08 -0800 Comment by flamingbanjo Word choice causes violence, therefore word choice is violence, therefore lets ignore the violence and concentrate exclusively on word choice. The violence will certainly stop immediately after this battle is won, which will only happen after many thousands of angry exchanges on the internet.

Single syllable words, even when used ironically, oppress everyone! Freedom is multi-syallabic and unironic.

]]> flamingbanjo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/book_woman_who_gets_into_lots_of_consens#c1063911 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/book_woman_who_gets_into_lots_of_consens#c1063911 Books Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:27:40 -0800 Comment by Sad Comment You have to be kidding me. What a let down, I get all worked up from her description and then - IS THAT IT!?!

Man, I wish I was seeing what she was imagining.

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]]> earwig http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/book_woman_who_gets_into_lots_of_consens#c1064115 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/book_woman_who_gets_into_lots_of_consens#c1064115 Books Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:21:15 -0800 Comment by CP This is not my beautiful wife!

]]> CP http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/book_woman_who_gets_into_lots_of_consens#c1064163 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/07/book_woman_who_gets_into_lots_of_consens#c1064163 Books Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:14:43 -0800 Comment by Phoebe That's a ponytail?
I was hoping for something like the silhouettes you see on mudflaps, but with a book. That would have been funny, but this is just creepy. Like nudists. Someone doing something mundane, only naked. Why? It's certainly not slutty.

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