Originally Posted by
allegro
Well, exactly, it’s not about the photo, it’s about CONTEXT. A female with zero “power” over other women in her industry is joking about her friend’s boobage. So is Katy Perry, who’s seen this photo before and thinks it’s hilarious. Saying “ah so it’s okay for a WOMAN to do that and not a GUY?” is just a lame attempt at changing the narrative and being deliberately obtuse.
And I think there may also be some lesbian-blaming with this shit, too. I think the photo is hilarious. So does Ellen’s wife, who is laughing in the photo. Oh, but Ellen is a LESBIAN so she’s a GUY?
Um ... NO.
My girlfriends and I have grabbed each other’s boobs and joked, and we ogle, and we do other crazy shit with each other. Which does NOT GIVE HARVEY WEINSTEIN PERMISSION TO DO IT. Because HW is a controlling pig who ruins your career if you don’t give him a naked massage.
I would totally ogle Katy Perry’s boobs, and I’m a girl with less power in the patriarchy (she has way more power than me OR Ellen) so YES THERE IS A DIFFERENCE. It’s NOT a double standard, it’s a bullshit way of looking for ways to blame females for MEN shit. Timing? It’s Katy Perry’s birthday.
This all makes me sad. We will never make progress. We are doomed.