It has been reported today that Bettie Page has died. That's not really my concern with this post. What is, is the comments in the Associated Press' story found in the Star Tribune. The AP writer eulogizes, "...feminists hailed her as a pioneer of women's liberation," and that she, "helped set the stage for the 1960s sexual revolution."
I find it funny how feminist are so torn on the issue of pornography. How can Bettie Page be a "pioneer of women's liberation" and a leader of the "sexual revolution?" According to feminists, aren't woman in pornography exploited by men?
All I mean to say is this: It seems rather inconsistent to say that a woman is a great feminist who also poses nude in Playboy. One of the main complaints of feminists is the objectification of women, which is exactly what people say pornography does.
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