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jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
134. Can anyone else enjoy their First Amendment right of free speech?
Mon Feb 4, 2013, 04:12 PM
Feb 2013

We can probably accommodate both.
i hope so samsingh Feb 2013 #1
I think it's more like many piggish men (hopefully not including me) want to enjoy your sexuality... raging_moderate Feb 2013 #98
Was she paid to participate in the Super Bowl? el_bryanto Feb 2013 #2
So, if she was paid, then she is a whore. Gotcha... cynatnite Feb 2013 #6
That's a pretty unfortunate way to interpret it el_bryanto Feb 2013 #9
Ask yourself this question: What is a whore? cynatnite Feb 2013 #17
I am not calling her a whore el_bryanto Feb 2013 #32
What is a whore? n/t cynatnite Feb 2013 #282
A whore is someone who takes money for sex as I understand it n/t el_bryanto Feb 2013 #283
Whores by whose concept? lark Feb 2013 #125
I'm comfortable with that - prudery anyway el_bryanto Feb 2013 #129
What do you mean when you say 'a spectacle of herself, counter to what the organizers might want'? freshwest Feb 2013 #221
Rush Limbaugh flaunts his jiggling body every day in the simulcasts of his radio show... MADem Feb 2013 #59
aaaaaugh!!11! Brain bleach, brain bleach! Hekate Feb 2013 #93
I take that to mean you don't like it and you don't wanna put a ring on it? MADem Feb 2013 #101
STOP IT... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2013 #164
Whoa. I think that makes me a history whore! With underaged clients!!! Bucky Feb 2013 #186
I'm sure the Superbowl halftime people wanted her to wear sexy outfits Drale Feb 2013 #8
All the artists who performed at Super Bowl half-time shows do it for free thelordofhell Feb 2013 #58
No, she wasn't paid. Bradical79 Feb 2013 #226
Super Bowl Half-Time Show Stars are NOT paid. The are reimbursed for the 1monster Feb 2013 #255
That has always been my phllosophy: RebelOne Feb 2013 #3
It's the old 'Which came first, the chicken or the egg?" argument. randome Feb 2013 #4
Beyonce and her husband make enough money and are high enough in the star ScreamingMeemie Feb 2013 #7
Then good for her! randome Feb 2013 #11
...and hobnob with the president. nt tomp Feb 2013 #259
'Which came first, the chicken or the egg?" that's easy, neither the rooster did leftyohiolib Feb 2013 #49
The answer at last! randome Feb 2013 #153
She's doing it because it's her job. Hello? n/t lumberjack_jeff Feb 2013 #181
That was my first thought. Iris Feb 2013 #201
they've had old men perform. the day they have an old woman perform is the day BlancheSplanchnik Feb 2013 #229
Exactly. Iris Feb 2013 #291
Those same people where probably Drale Feb 2013 #5
Cut out that crap about "old folks" dude! Seriously. juajen Feb 2013 #196
"Old Folks" probably know how to use "were", "too" and "accept" pink-o Feb 2013 #266
No, there are uptight prudes on both ends of the political spectrum... snooper2 Feb 2013 #10
2003. Now you're making me feel like an old turd... SidDithers Feb 2013 #50
Sure she can, but... MicaelS Feb 2013 #12
Here you go... cynatnite Feb 2013 #18
OK, I'm impressed. MicaelS Feb 2013 #20
She's been around since Destiny Child group. glowing Feb 2013 #90
I remember a few years back SemperEadem Feb 2013 #63
I still think she's way overrated, but she can sing. Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2013 #64
And I reserve the right to say "Pffffffttttt"!!! FrodosPet Feb 2013 #29
I have yet to see anyone outraged over the Calvin Klein commercial. NCTraveler Feb 2013 #13
I saw that and thought... Deep13 Feb 2013 #24
I saw that and thought.... NCTraveler Feb 2013 #26
I won't call her names either. Deep13 Feb 2013 #33
Damn it all to hell Autumn Feb 2013 #137
*chuckle* Sorry. nt Deep13 Feb 2013 #147
Ooh la la! HappyMe Feb 2013 #30
Darn it. AtheistCrusader Feb 2013 #34
So true!!! Thank you for putting it all in context. October Feb 2013 #39
Start a thread. WinkyDink Feb 2013 #46
what's the problem with that? SemperEadem Feb 2013 #67
Another good point. It's a sexist double standard liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #127
Actually, I think that ad has also been panned. JoePhilly Feb 2013 #140
"Actually, I think that ad has also been panned." NCTraveler Feb 2013 #146
Mommy didn't rush the children HappyMe Feb 2013 #150
I know I wan't "offended". nt NCTraveler Feb 2013 #171
It was discussed on CNN this AM, but if you want a link ... here's one. JoePhilly Feb 2013 #167
You couldn't provide a link where it has been discussed on DU NCTraveler Feb 2013 #168
Because DU is more representative than CNN and the link I provided?? JoePhilly Feb 2013 #180
I think you are just playing now. NCTraveler Feb 2013 #210
My only beef with that commercial is the assumption that straight guys don't buy CK underwear. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2013 #179
Little kids shouldn't be subjected to such gory violence! MADem Feb 2013 #218
Loved the puppy bowl. NCTraveler Feb 2013 #219
Yup, she did it to prove she owned her own body, selling more downloads, joeybee12 Feb 2013 #14
What's wrong with that? cynatnite Feb 2013 #23
Maybe she should just sing... joeybee12 Feb 2013 #36
Way to tell her how she should act. NCTraveler Feb 2013 #42
Way to get all upset over somehting harmless..is there anything joeybee12 Feb 2013 #197
Very cute. My delicate little female sensibilities. NCTraveler Feb 2013 #212
And yours do too...your abilities at projection are amazing... joeybee12 Feb 2013 #215
Projection. Did you read your first sentence. NCTraveler Feb 2013 #217
It's her choice. HappyMe Feb 2013 #48
Opinions only, not facts lark Feb 2013 #133
Good Lord, I would love to tell you what I think about your judgmental shit tirade... joeybee12 Feb 2013 #198
Christian fundamentalism? lark Feb 2013 #275
Somehow people have gotten the idea that we only own our bodies LadyHawkAZ Feb 2013 #174
I call BS when people think flash passes for talent...nt joeybee12 Feb 2013 #199
Ok, I'll bite. Let's talk about that. LadyHawkAZ Feb 2013 #224
she's a smart business woman, who knows that sex sells, just like every corporation noiretextatique Feb 2013 #194
They can and do...and that's what she' s doing..just don't make her into joeybee12 Feb 2013 #200
did i say she was a feminist hero? noiretextatique Feb 2013 #205
Give it a rest... joeybee12 Feb 2013 #209
Okay I have to jump in here Dreamwithnolove Feb 2013 #225
actually: it's the other way around: i don't give a fuck what you think noiretextatique Feb 2013 #280
Who the hell are you to determine whom is or is not a feminist heroine? me b zola Feb 2013 #244
Good point Tumbulu Feb 2013 #245
So, you are saying she doesn't own it and she was forced? cynatnite Feb 2013 #231
thank you for stating the obvious noiretextatique Feb 2013 #281
truly, we all use our bodies for a living Deep13 Feb 2013 #40
Is that why the Ravens wore those skin-tight yoga pants, and the 49ers wore those butt hugging MADem Feb 2013 #76
thank you! noiretextatique Feb 2013 #207
And all that padding the men wore to make their shoulders look bigger! MADem Feb 2013 #214
so fucking what? Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #270
Who called her a Whore? maxsolomon Feb 2013 #15
"What is wrong with a woman enjoying her sexuality?" jberryhill Feb 2013 #16
:snort: wildeyed Feb 2013 #53
bahabahaha!! docgee Feb 2013 #60
Yeah, sure. Men always say things like that..It reminds me of the old joke I'd hear from guys: whathehell Feb 2013 #97
What they choose to do with their time is up to them jberryhill Feb 2013 #107
No kidding, but that that fails to answer the question. whathehell Feb 2013 #170
I did answer the question jberryhill Feb 2013 #175
Yeah, sure. whathehell Feb 2013 #203
Ah, clever jberryhill Feb 2013 #206
Ah, not so clever whathehell Feb 2013 #262
Yes, I would. cliffordu Feb 2013 #109
I guess you're the exception that proves the rule, then whathehell Feb 2013 #161
You haven't found one yet that has a problem with it though jberryhill Feb 2013 #187
Not one who will admit to it. whathehell Feb 2013 #202
Snort number two cliffordu Feb 2013 #106
Is there a dildonic Olympics? nt hack89 Feb 2013 #183
some might say it contributes to objectification... Deep13 Feb 2013 #19
My problem with promiscuity is biological FrodosPet Feb 2013 #21
You can have as much sex as you want with however many people as you want... cynatnite Feb 2013 #27
If only the world was enlightened enough to be responsible FrodosPet Feb 2013 #44
With enough education and resources caseymoz Feb 2013 #267
Words madamesilverspurs Feb 2013 #22
Romeo loved one, and only one, woman. (Girl actually) dawg Feb 2013 #293
The singing was horrid... HooptieWagon Feb 2013 #25
While her husband made millions from calling women "bitches" Dreamer Tatum Feb 2013 #28
Thank you bluestateguy Feb 2013 #31
It's too bad she was contractually restricted from showing more of it jberryhill Feb 2013 #35
You don't know Beyonce! She's modest, and she was VERY covered. MADem Feb 2013 #65
I'm simply saying that the show did not suit my preferences jberryhill Feb 2013 #72
Well, you're not going to get your wish. You'll have to make do with fake skin on stage, and skin MADem Feb 2013 #79
Au contraire jberryhill Feb 2013 #82
Well, then, you have nothing to complain about, then, do you? MADem Feb 2013 #102
Well, they weren't shaved jberryhill Feb 2013 #105
We have a winner!! HappyMe Feb 2013 #37
I know I do. zellie Feb 2013 #38
I was in the sexual revolution ... Scuba Feb 2013 #41
Ha! ScreamingMeemie Feb 2013 #74
I don't know Democracyinkind Feb 2013 #43
+1 leftstreet Feb 2013 #52
The lines do blur a lot these days... cynatnite Feb 2013 #84
Yes, I think this has more to do with bland, corporatized entertainment deutsey Feb 2013 #113
Thank you! nt Mojorabbit Feb 2013 #156
Exactly alarimer Feb 2013 #236
THIS Maven Feb 2013 #237
THANK YOU Skittles Feb 2013 #253
Agreed. We liberals are the sex-positive people, remember, folks? HomeboyHombre Feb 2013 #45
Good post. Well said... SidDithers Feb 2013 #47
Didn't the prudes complain about Elvis's gyrations back in the day? (nt) Nye Bevan Feb 2013 #51
Yes, they did--the felt the world would be thrown off its axis if Elvis's pelvis appeared on tee vee MADem Feb 2013 #216
I was trying to watch a football game BlueStreak Feb 2013 #54
Utlimately, we expect at least some of those children to reproduce and propagate the species jberryhill Feb 2013 #62
Most children come with a built-in manual so demos aren't really necessary. randome Feb 2013 #69
As opposed to guys charging at each other and trying to slam them into the ground to get brain MADem Feb 2013 #68
It was halftime. Wait Wut Feb 2013 #95
My 7 year old fell asleep. And my 8 year old was too busy Jennicut Feb 2013 #103
You'd rather your young children model the behavior of the guys cracking their skulls together? Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #272
Choosing between a soft porn stripper act and a bunch of not-too-smart apes on 'driods BlueStreak Feb 2013 #273
I guess that's where we disagree. Sex doesn't bug me, and I didn't see Beyonce's "Privates", either. Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #274
Fair enough. I'm not a prude about sex, bit the messages we send kids are important BlueStreak Feb 2013 #276
I saw a message of physical fitness, personally. Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #277
Just knew this thread was coming... Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #55
yes datasuspect Feb 2013 #56
There is only person to ask... S.A.M Feb 2013 #57
shootin at the walls of hearache, bang bang AngryAmish Feb 2013 #61
+1000 nt Mojorabbit Feb 2013 #157
Actually, in terms of 'whore' versus 'non-whore', it's probably best that men offer no opinion. randome Feb 2013 #66
+1 Jamaal510 Feb 2013 #70
So you are at a Super Bowl party and are going to change the channel? dkf Feb 2013 #96
Sometimes little kids don't belong at HappyMe Feb 2013 #138
Yes. What more need be said? Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #71
All this being said, I enjoyed seeing someone up there who didn't look anorexic woodsprite Feb 2013 #73
How can I criticize a woman for doing what I do. I like sex, and for me, it has to be with a woman. Dustlawyer Feb 2013 #75
No. Sex is the most awful, filthy thing on earth and you should save it for someone you love. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2013 #77
Hilarious quotes! (n/t) klook Feb 2013 #119
Not sure how to answer because your post is the first I have seen that term used...... yellowcanine Feb 2013 #78
K & R !!! - Thank You For That !!! WillyT Feb 2013 #80
There were people who didn't like that Michael Jackson grabbed his crotch, too thesquanderer Feb 2013 #81
Taking issue with public crotch grabbing is prudish? Wow!!! Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #87
Either you missed my point, or I'm not getting yours thesquanderer Feb 2013 #118
Let's get a look at you enjoying it first, and then we'll decide Dreamer Tatum Feb 2013 #83
... cynatnite Feb 2013 #85
Apparently not... liberalmuse Feb 2013 #86
The Widespread use of slurs like "Slut" and "whore", even among the young, should give you whathehell Feb 2013 #88
Love the Thomas Paine quote. smirkymonkey Feb 2013 #211
Thanks...I do too. n/t whathehell Feb 2013 #261
I think the problem with such a question on a board like this where there are posters plethoro Feb 2013 #89
why did you write girl/woman? liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #136
I didn't know and like to be exact, particularly here.....nft plethoro Feb 2013 #154
Age does not define me. juajen Feb 2013 #208
Not remotely in the land you do, sir. As far as my Taliban friends and I are concerned plethoro Feb 2013 #213
Gee, it's a good thing you're around to tell us how to behave LadyHawkAZ Feb 2013 #232
It's doing that now. Marriage rates and birthrates continue to fall. Host of other plethoro Feb 2013 #239
I agree. If anything should be criticized it's bashing heads for entertainment flamingdem Feb 2013 #91
If it had been Tina Turner... Wait Wut Feb 2013 #92
very good point. It's generational. liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #114
have you a link to anyone using the word "whore" in reference to this other than your OP? nt msongs Feb 2013 #94
As a white male of the species, I say: DFW Feb 2013 #99
Who called her a whore? Iggo Feb 2013 #100
I read about ten threads and did not see it. I see that the author of the OP has flown. Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #116
Here: LadyHawkAZ Feb 2013 #120
Oh yikes! Iggo Feb 2013 #169
I wish I had an answer for you LadyHawkAZ Feb 2013 #176
One curiosity from that subthread: Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #234
That was a dad LadyHawkAZ Feb 2013 #238
dammit. Well, 2 out of 3 ain't bad, but it sure as hell blows my argument. Nevermind. Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #240
Heh. I thought the same thing until I read more closely n/t LadyHawkAZ Feb 2013 #242
Bey is clearly comfortable with her sensuality, and so are millions of us appacom Feb 2013 #104
Apparently not here in puritanical America. Cleita Feb 2013 #108
Agree that what's missing is some perspective about our truly puritanical culture flamingdem Feb 2013 #112
As long as you don't label others Shankapotomus Feb 2013 #110
no one said anybody had to watch it liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #117
I agree Shankapotomus Feb 2013 #132
Yes we do own our bodies riverbendviewgal Feb 2013 #111
she is an inspiration to me when it comes to body image liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #123
I can say ditto for me riverbendviewgal Feb 2013 #185
I thought Beyonce look smoking hot. I liked it....... Hotler Feb 2013 #115
There's nothing wrong with women taking off their clothes and flaunting it LittleBlue Feb 2013 #121
What Beyonce and her ilk do is MARKET their seuxality. Also known as whoring. rocktivity Feb 2013 #122
Whoring? Cleita Feb 2013 #131
There's something wrong when I'm expected to equate sexual suggestiveness rocktivity Feb 2013 #139
Oh, so if she goes out on the stage naked while Da Vinci paints her that's artistic. Cleita Feb 2013 #141
DaVinci's ABILITY to paint ANYTHING well rocktivity Feb 2013 #220
Am I a pig for looking? zipplewrath Feb 2013 #124
Not as long as TeaBags rule the Earth n/t broadcaster75201 Feb 2013 #126
I think "whore" is a term used jealously. Dash87 Feb 2013 #128
You mean Sasha Fierce? Overall, Beyonce's reception has been off the charts SleeplessinSoCal Feb 2013 #130
Can anyone else enjoy their First Amendment right of free speech? jberryhill Feb 2013 #134
It was well done. The issue we had chuckrocks Feb 2013 #135
I'm not a bad looking chick Janecita Feb 2013 #142
lol. No kidding. liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #155
fuck yeah. PeaceNikki Feb 2013 #143
Feminism? bschaffer Feb 2013 #144
All women should be free liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #149
ha ha flamingdem Feb 2013 #163
Boxtoxed? whathehell Feb 2013 #204
Apparently, even teenagers do that now... Rhiannon12866 Feb 2013 #249
Really? whathehell Feb 2013 #260
Sadly, there's a trend for even very young women to look "perfect" Rhiannon12866 Feb 2013 #289
That's so screwed up...Thanks for providing the links. n/t whathehell Feb 2013 #290
You're welcome, thought I'd better back it up, since it really is incredible... Rhiannon12866 Feb 2013 #292
Oh, I believe you, for sure. whathehell Feb 2013 #294
Yep. What you said. All of it! Taverner Feb 2013 #145
conservatives are stuck in the 3rd century Gentle-man Feb 2013 #148
Of course you own your body FBaggins Feb 2013 #151
oh please, she was not "enjoying her sexuality" TorchTheWitch Feb 2013 #152
You're making the same points I tried to make upthread, albeit very much more eloquently Democracyinkind Feb 2013 #158
damn, i like you calling it the way it is.... nt seabeyond Feb 2013 #159
+1 nice rant.. SomethingFishy Feb 2013 #160
I agree that all woman should be allowed in the industry liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #172
Having been in the record business from 1982 until 2002 rtassi Feb 2013 #228
thanks for your insider viewpoint ... kwassa Feb 2013 #235
huzzah! nailed it right here, thank you. n/t Scout Feb 2013 #269
+1 EXACTLY Matariki Feb 2013 #288
"WE OWN OUR BODIES"... awoke_in_2003 Feb 2013 #162
The Puritan attitude has cause tremendous psychological damage to women.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #165
oh, I'm going to have to show that to my daughter. She would love that illustration. liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #173
Funny how guys can be honest but not women. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #189
If you have it.....flaunt it! Kanmi Feb 2013 #166
Of course! Whoredom requires profit, which Beyonce surely wasn't... oh wait. n/t lumberjack_jeff Feb 2013 #177
Most women celebrities work very hard to make themselves pornworthy, and.. ananda Feb 2013 #178
Amen, sister! And can't I enjoy her sexuality without being called an obscene phone caller! Bucky Feb 2013 #182
I didn't see the half-time show and have no idea ohheckyeah Feb 2013 #184
This was the ONLY thing missing from the half time show!!!! JoePhilly Feb 2013 #188
That's fine and all ybbor Feb 2013 #190
How true! juajen Feb 2013 #191
NO noiretextatique Feb 2013 #192
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! obamanut2012 Feb 2013 #193
Did anyone read the costume designer's take? silverweb Feb 2013 #195
Well... The Ironic Thing Is... That The "Family Values" Folks... Right, Or Left... WillyT Feb 2013 #222
Because The Sexually Repressed Among Us... Cannot Handle The Sexually Secure... WillyT Feb 2013 #223
"Basically that's what I've seen here" Bonobo Feb 2013 #227
See post #116 ElboRuum Feb 2013 #243
Yes! Sexy women rule! One must ask why the most violent society is also the most sexually repressed. grahamhgreen Feb 2013 #230
The two go together DFW Feb 2013 #257
My God!!! supercats Feb 2013 #233
It is time for women to be safe while being who and what they wish. Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 #241
No CDub Feb 2013 #246
Why not? ellisonz Feb 2013 #248
Would you clarify what you mean? Thank you and welcome to DU. uppityperson Feb 2013 #250
Some people are just anti-sex. Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #247
Oh for gods sakes what does her dancing have to do with how much she does or doesn't enjoy sex? dkf Feb 2013 #251
YOU ROCK!!! SkyDaddy7 Feb 2013 #252
Let me get this right Democracyinkind Feb 2013 #254
K & R Wednesdays Feb 2013 #256
apparently beyonce has a good enough body.... tomp Feb 2013 #258
Have prudes invaded this liberal site? JazzQuipster Feb 2013 #263
If they have I have better things to do Mosaic Feb 2013 #284
Beyonce could wear a potato sack and look sexy cherish44 Feb 2013 #264
I don't know. LWolf Feb 2013 #265
Completely agree about that aspect riqster Feb 2013 #268
It's OK with me. bemildred Feb 2013 #271
No offence, but maybe prime time televsion isn't the place for people to enjoy their sexuality. Kurska Feb 2013 #278
I would hope so but the SNF and Fundies disagree Taverner Feb 2013 #279
Personally, as a woman, I'd enjoy my sexuality a lot better if MEN were dancing suggestively Matariki Feb 2013 #285
Cynatnite this is both true and false Matariki Feb 2013 #286
I enjoyed the half time show The Second Stone Feb 2013 #287
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