1. Raunch Culture: Discover your Inner slut! Presentation: EDRE 623 Mini Research Project By Christine Leahy & Alison McDonald

7. There are two sides to the. raunch. culture coin

8. Liberating Empowering Thinly disguised porn Openness Self Expression All about looks Whatever happened to Feminism? By those who like it, it can be viewed as: And by those who don’t as:

9. What is Raunch Culture? A term used to refer to a subculture which revolves around ‘raunchy’ sexuality. Evolved out of the sexual revolution of the 60’s. Refers to the late 20th century sexual culture. Explicit sexual language and themes. Sexually provocative clothing and expressions are openly acceptable and welcomed. ?

10. For adults it can mean: A freedom of expression of sexuality. Sexualisation before they are otherwise ready. For kids it can mean:

11. What are the motivations for kids? Media and celebrity behaviour and influence Media and celebrity behaviour and influence Acceptance and belonging Acceptance and belonging Fitting in with the group Fitting in with the group Shock value Shock value ?

12. What are the problems for kids? Creating a reputation that may follow them for years Creating a reputation that may follow them for years Lacking the maturity to deal with the resulting attention Lacking the maturity to deal with the resulting attention Can lead to other problems such as sexting – sending compromising photos of themselves or others over the internet or phone Can lead to other problems such as sexting – sending compromising photos of themselves or others over the internet or phone Losing control of those images and all that entails Losing control of those images and all that entails ?

14. ‘Raunch Culture’ involves the mainstreaming of pornography and strip clubs, Howard Stern interviewing topless women, college girls flashing for the camera on “Girls Gone Wild” videos, and skanky fashions marketed to young teens. In Raunch Culture, a film of Paris Hilton having sex with her boyfriend catapults her to stardom instead of destroying her. In Raunch Culture, Jenna Jameson, porn star and author of the best-selling “How to Make Love Like a Porn Star”, is pictured in a four-story billboard in Times Square. Ariel Levy - “Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture.” New York: Free Press, 2005. 224pp.

15. Levy also says: “It is a culture where every district is a red light district, where femininity is reduced to sexiness, and sexiness gets defined by Hugh Hefner.”

16. Who are the icons for our young women? Who are the icons for our young women? Is this what the women’s liberation movement would have dreamed for it’s daughters? Is this what the women’s liberation movement would have dreamed for it’s daughters?

17. A Response to this Particularly in America, there is a response to this that is a movement in its own right – the modesty movement. Particularly in America, there is a response to this that is a movement in its own right – the modesty movement. It comes mainly from the conservative right of both politics and religion. It comes mainly from the conservative right of both politics and religion. The result is more complex than it might at first appear. The result is more complex than it might at first appear.

18. ‘Raunch Culture’ vs ‘The Modesty Movement’ “Another troubling aspect of both “choices” – the raunch culture or the modesty movement – is that both are about changing how the girls represent themselves; neither is about changing how boys and men look at and treat girls. If we really want to give people more choices in our society, we need to come at it from many different angles, not just the Madonna/whore dichotomy that we still look at women through. “Another troubling aspect of both “choices” – the raunch culture or the modesty movement – is that both are about changing how the girls represent themselves; neither is about changing how boys and men look at and treat girls. If we really want to give people more choices in our society, we need to come at it from many different angles, not just the Madonna/whore dichotomy that we still look at women through.http://tweenscene.wordpress.com/2007/05

19. ? Questions to ask

20. That they are more than the sum of their body parts? That they are more than the sum of their body parts? That they are more than the sum of the skin they show? That they are more than the sum of the skin they show? That there really are much better ways of female empowerment? That there really are much better ways of female empowerment? That they can celebrate their uniqueness rather than just their “hotness”? That they can celebrate their uniqueness rather than just their “hotness”? ? How can we convince our young women …

21. ? And how do we convince our young men of the same things?

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