So, take that in if you would.
She posted it, ostensibly because she was hanging out at home on a Saturday night and reading a Warhol biography. Also, if you look very closely, you'll see she has breasts.
The twitter/internet response was INSANE. On the fairly liberal and male Digg.com, which is to the Internet what behind the Stop 'n Sip is to the Midwest, the reaction had a "stupid conservative floozy"/"I'd put my dick in that" inflection. There will always be kids on the Internet, I guess.
All she's doing in this picture is showing off a book and having breasts. Ogling her is fine if you do it in the comfort of your own home and don't give public voice to the notion that chicks are first and foremost for ogling. It's the difference between saying "that woman who reads has intriguing breasts," and, "thank god the breasts partially obscured by that book had a woman to ride into the frame of this picture on!" You see the difference?
Also, calling a conservative a whore for being sexy is missing the point of social liberalism you jackasses. You can't turn conservatives' own punitive worldview on them when they demonstrate sexiness, because it's not them we're fighting, you jerks, it's their worldview.
Speaking of the conservative response, the worst comment I've seen so far is this:
"You knew you were posting a nearly NSFW [not safe for work] photo, so don't pretend like you're surprised at people's reaction,"
NSFW is probably a useful notion, because it stops you from opening up a picture that might create a "hostile work environment" for some people. Who those people are is generally implicit in your culture's notions of decency. The idea of "nearly NSFW" is looney.
It's not as though the person sending something labled "NSFW" is saying - "don't look at this filth!" They're saying, look at this filth later, when only consulting adults are around. Nearly NSFW, or NNSFW, just means "NSFW if there are a lot of prudes around". I'm offended by NNSFW because it's retrogressive. It suggests we're not being prudish enough yet.
I think we already do a number on women's self-image by insisting that female sexuality is somehow irreconcilable with brains or seriousness. Just because boobs make us guys momentarily stupid and licentious doesn't mean we should project those characteristics on their owners. So, hey conservatives, quit it! We don't need to go any further backwards on this.
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