Labels: Culture, Environment, Personal, Social Justice
Way to go Julie ... I thought the articles were a great way to illustrate how difficult it really is to live according to environmental and fair trade standards in all parts of our lives ... even those we hardly ever talk about.
And how utterly (pun intended) ignorant to think that women's breasts are only about sex. (and even if they were ... what would be so bad about that?) Maybe next time, we could have a man write about the frustrations of finding an environmentally friendly and fairly made condom :) ... ok ... I'm done.
At 7/31/2007 01:51:00 PM, kent
Well put and don't stop. Which brings up a good point, how do you find clothes that are justice oriented? I hate shopping so I go to the stores that I know have clothes in my size and are easy to get to. I run grab what looks reasonable and get out. So how do you find clothes that are compassionate and not supportvie of abusive practices?
At 8/03/2007 07:40:00 AM, Unknown
it's an interesting point you raise julie - how much of our eroticised culture has emphasised the sexuality of a woman's breasts - often with the collaboration of women who refuse to be oppressed with the breasts for milk/mother stereo type on the one hand and with the freedom to dam well do with their bodies want they want on the other.
I'm not surprised that a lot of christian men therefore don't know how to handle the issue of bras/ breasts and therefore retreat to the perptual safety of the last time that sort of confusion existed, somewhere/time around 12.
Thanks for writing the article, i wonder if there is something on the justice of sexuality that will also have a result where we can begin as men and women to mature a bit and not stay stuck at 12 :)
The level of misogyny in their comments was overwhelming. For whatever reason, I expected better. I suppose economics, ethics and justice are matters best left to those men. It just irks me to no end that they could be so dismissive. These are foundational garments. Why would these men even think about bras besides wanting to ogle ladies in them let alone the ethics involved? It's for this reason that women should take the initiative such as you have done, to start a dialog about such matters. If we don't, no one will.
Your piece was wonderful and informative. Recently I decided to not buy any clothes that aren't made by my thumb or second-hand for about 6 months (having recently graduated, I've got some time to spare). It had never occurred to me that it was even possible to buy a bra that was made ethically. Thanks.
Woohoo! Perfectly stated. How rediculous people are to think that we should live accordingly to God's plan - which usually involves loving all of the people that support our lifestyle - except for the lifestyle that involves our "dirty parts."
Thank you for not accepting their limited definition of your (and my) body as taboo.