Mika Brzezinski’s erotic dance (from Salon.com)

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118. Simple question

Is it worth it? With all this objectifying, with all this treating women as something less than men because they are .....well... not men. Considering how women, ALL women face being oogled and hit on against their will, considering all the rapes, many if not most go unreported.... considering all the cultures who use religion as their tool to argue that women are less than MAN.... considering the little girls, some barely teenagers being bought and sold worldwide to satisfy a sick need.... and lest we forget the little boys who keep quiet about being molested... Is it worth it.

Perhaps this is too tough question to ask. Being a part of a culture makes it hard to see ourselves through the eyes of someone outside of our culture. Try looking into the happy faces of children at play. Is there anything on this planet more beautiful than that? Come at my question to you from that perspective. Don't you want to protect those children from the sickness of racism and sexism in our culture? Of course you do, we all do. If we have to give up something, why not give up the promoting of sexism? Can we not do this thing, if not for ourselves then for those children!

This planet has accepted sexism far too long. Any promotion of sexism or mysogeny regardless of how innocent and harmless it may seem brings about unacceptable harm to women-to ALL OF US downstream. Until we as a culture wake up to the fact that sexism is a form of racism, then everyone will continue to suffer. Our culture IS waking up and we progressives are best suited to be leading the way.

No, I'll not throw rocks. I understand that it is hard to get the connection that sexism and racism are two sides of the same coin. I have difficulty debating the point but I DO now get it. Just as Mitt Romney likely feels fully justified in his actions that got him so wealthy, both Larry Flynt and Jenny Jameson also feel justified... but ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, was it worth it?