Generally, I find the Dkos adverts interesting, relevant and often worth following up. However, I was struck by a profound sense of dislocation when, after Sandblaster's excellent diary yesterday -
Democratic Women's Insurrection Forum , I came in here this morning to find an advert for
Pie Fight
To say I am disappointed is an understatement: the advert itself - with the large and thrusting breasts, the gingham, little girl pigtails and the 'cute' finger in her mouth, shows the sort of infantilisation and sexualisation of women that has no place in any sort of reality where women are truly respected.
Maybe it is a mistake; if so then I hope it will be removed very soon. If it isn't a mistake, then I have to wonder whether real women (you know, those women who are able to think and debate, and don't need anyone to tell them what to think) are really welcome here, when an advert whose sole purpose is to fulfill testosterone fuelled adolescent fantasies is one of the first things I see on the page