racism vs sexism

got is a popular series with lots of people talking about it at gatherings, on the internet, social media and such.

if got contained such words like nigger, boon, ching, redskin, gook, wog, a'rab, towel head (you get the picture) or if it contained outright threads against these people .. there would be an uproar. the only people who might like the show are racist caucasians who think that type of thing is funny or appealing (basically the type of people who watched romper stomper and saw it as a guru movie to follow and live by). people of colour on the other hand would hate the show no matter 'how great the story line'*.

the reason why there would be an uproar is because people of colour band together and agree on what is racist. think back to breakfast at tiffany's and the depiction of the stereotypical asian man.

mikey rooney's depiction of a stereotypical asian man vs sexism

where as women and men don't agree on what is sexist / sexism.
- people say *yes got is sexist and gratuitous but it's got a great story line.
- my son reads playboy or watches porn because it's normal for a young man to want to know about sex and the female body (even though porn is a terrible way to learn about sex / the female body).
- it's normal for men to admire the female body.
- i don't mind if my partner goes to strip clubs, i'm not jealous.

anti-sexism doesn't have anything to do with normality or jealousy. it is purely about treating men and women the same - just as anti-racism is all about people being equal.

it may be perfectly normal for men (and lesbians) to want to admire the female form and delight in full frontal female nudity - i.e. the (original) shining and devil's advocate. but where are the men walking towards the camera in all their naked glory? the only time i've seen this is in a helen mirren movie (go helen!) and even then the guy was not sexualised and the nudity was not gratuitous.

you never go to a male strip club and see men dancing around on table tops in g-strings, ladies going up and sitting at that table for a closer dance where the guy moves around removing the last bits of his clothing while she places money in his garter belt .. let alone getting a fully naked private dance with him in a private booth. the best the ladies get is the likes of magic mike (and even then the movie contained hits of gratuitous female nudity even though it was supposed to be aimed at women!). do you think there was any gratuitous male nudity in the shows strip tease or show girls?

people need to start getting on the same page when it comes to sexism and the basic rule of thumb is if you're not doing it to men then doing it to women is unequal and by definition sexist.

if we don't agree on what is right and fair and we can't win the battle.