Grunge: An Attempt to Reform Sexist Views

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She then says that, "the image works as a badge of manhood" (Schippers 85). This metaphor functions on multiple levels. First, as she states, men use the image to boast their masculinity, wearing it around as a "badge." Second, the idea of men wearing this "badge" is again related back to body adornment...
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Not only is the woman in the silhouette image naked, but she is also placed, by Schippers' metaphor, as a "badge" on the body of a male. The body is a primary reason why the current gender norms exist; it is the basis of the current subject-object order. This metaphor implies that women are being sexually objectified?by the silhouette image?and men are making themselves the subjects?by wearing the "badge...
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