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Indonesian policewomen measured through 'purity and beauty', subjected to virginity testing

8 comments

  1. [2]
    lmn
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    "People like pretty things and respond well to them — policewomen are no different" I want to write something about objectification here, but my brain is just struggling to find words and...

    "People like pretty things and respond well to them — policewomen are no different"

    I want to write something about objectification here, but my brain is just struggling to find words and endlessly false starting as I try to compose a response to this line which really stood out to me.

    4 votes
    1. Algernon_Asimov
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      It's okay: sometimes a statement is just so outrageous and so out there that there's no way reasonable way to engage with it.

      It's okay: sometimes a statement is just so outrageous and so out there that there's no way reasonable way to engage with it.

      3 votes
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    Eva
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    Well that headline made me do a double take. ...huh. So that's a thing. Weird.

    Well that headline made me do a double take.

    ...huh. So that's a thing.

    Weird.

    3 votes
    1. [5]
      Eva
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      Oh God. The headline is so incredibly less bad than the article. Fuck.

      Oh God. The headline is so incredibly less bad than the article. Fuck.

      9 votes
      1. [4]
        Algernon_Asimov
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        I know, right? Often, headlines take a minor outrageous point from an article, and blow it out of proportion to get people to click through. In this case... the headline is actually understating...

        I know, right? Often, headlines take a minor outrageous point from an article, and blow it out of proportion to get people to click through. In this case... the headline is actually understating the content of the article, rather than overstating it.

        4 votes
        1. [3]
          Eva
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          The world's gone insane, etc.

          The world's gone insane, etc.

          1 vote
          1. [2]
            Custos
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            The worlds always been this way. We’re just talking about it now. The real scary thing is that we’re probably in the most sane and equal period in humanity’s history.

            The worlds always been this way. We’re just talking about it now.

            The real scary thing is that we’re probably in the most sane and equal period in humanity’s history.

            4 votes
            1. Eva
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              (The 'etc.' implied I was joking, though to be fair I suppose Tildes isn't familiar with that bit of speech compared to other internet communities*.) *I originally mistyped "countries" for some...

              (The 'etc.' implied I was joking, though to be fair I suppose Tildes isn't familiar with that bit of speech compared to other internet communities*.)

              *I originally mistyped "countries" for some reason.

              2 votes