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~~ChelseaDagger~~ · 04-18-2016, 01:51 PM

^^^ I agree with the above statement that it's not really a question of sexism.

Why does every observation about gender seem to be required to have a sexism-centered explanation?? This is as absurd as wondering whether the nursing industry is "sexist" against men, purely because it's an estrogen-dominated industry. Or wondering whether the NBA is "racist" against Asians, due to the huge discrepancy between African-American players and players of Asian descent.

Can we stop feigning offense every time anyone makes an observation?? Is it really bigotry that every single industry doesn't have the exact same male-to-female ratio? When REAL examples of bigotry exist, are we really going to sit here and pick gnat sh!t outta pepper, over something so petty as the ratio of male-to-female musicians?

Labels sign artists that they think will make them money-- period. So can we stop crying "exploitation" over female artists who use their own sexuality to peddle their music? That's just consentual and (arguably) smart marketing. In fact, if anything, men are at a disadvantage in this regard, since their success is more contingent upon the public appeal of their music, rather than on their ability to shake their collective @$$ and how nicely that @$$ is shaped. It's 2016: women who want to go into the music industry, do so, taking the same risks as their male counterparts. Likewise, women who want to use their sexuality as an edge to get ahead in life, also do so. What, exactly, is so "sexist" about women choosing their own paths in life, and then living with the benefits/consequences of those choices?

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~~ChelseaDagger~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: In the fires of your own disillusion Posts: 684	^^^ I agree with the above statement that it's not really a question of sexism. Why does every observation about gender seem to be required to have a sexism-centered explanation?? This is as absurd as wondering whether the nursing industry is "sexist" against men, purely because it's an estrogen-dominated industry. Or wondering whether the NBA is "racist" against Asians, due to the huge discrepancy between African-American players and players of Asian descent. Can we stop feigning offense every time anyone makes an observation?? Is it really bigotry that every single industry doesn't have the exact same male-to-female ratio? When REAL examples of bigotry exist, are we really going to sit here and pick gnat sh!t outta pepper, over something so petty as the ratio of male-to-female musicians? Labels sign artists that they think will make them money-- period. So can we stop crying "exploitation" over female artists who use their own sexuality to peddle their music? That's just consentual and (arguably) smart marketing. In fact, if anything, men are at a disadvantage in this regard, since their success is more contingent upon the public appeal of their music, rather than on their ability to shake their collective @$$ and how nicely that @$$ is shaped. It's 2016: women who want to go into the music industry, do so, taking the same risks as their male counterparts. Likewise, women who want to use their sexuality as an edge to get ahead in life, also do so. What, exactly, is so "sexist" about women choosing their own paths in life, and then living with the benefits/consequences of those choices? Last edited by ChelseaDagger; 04-18-2016 at 01:58 PM.