In celebration of an exceptional launch of new camisoles, a Taiwanese lingerie company decided to make November 21st "Camisole Day". All 500 women working at corporate headquarters were encouraged to wear "only camisoles and knickers - much to the excitement of their male colleagues."
Surprisingly, over 450 of the women participated. Even more surprising - instead of being degraded or insulted by the event, most seemed rather excited. Link [Ananova]
Surprisingly, over 450 of the women participated. Even more surprising - instead of being degraded or insulted by the event, most seemed rather excited. Link [Ananova]
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Oh, and make me a sandwich while you're at it.
You know you love it.
Brent David Payne
They were thinking long-term . . . good play.
It's in Taiwan - you expect equal treatment?
These people work around lingerie all day. They're probably less uptight and more desensitized to the idea of wearing lingerie. Plus, it sounds like they had fun. Heaven forbid people should have fun.
I agree, it is a workplace, but so are swimming pools, strip clubs, Hooters, and plenty of other places where women don't wear business suits.
Sure it's sexist, but it's just as sexist to blame the men for this. Maybe if enough women had said "no", they would have cancelled it.
Women's bodies are worthy of admiration. So are men's. It's telling that only women are routinely expected/asked to show off their curves.
As in, it's okay to disapprove of the invention of birth control?!
I didn't know that they gave PhDs in 50s television. Did she do her dissertation on The Donna Reed Show?
Her PhD was finished by the time I was 7 years old, but if the pill hadn't held off my birth and then my brother's birth, she said that it never would have happened.
The pill is a good way to control when you get pregnant. Can't say it's been great for girls and women as a lifestyle choice, though.
Pretty much means, now, that girls start having sex at an incredibly young age and have sex with an outrageous number of men by the time they decide to settle down.
Can't see how having more lovers than you can count on one hand (or two) is a good thing.
In any day and age.
I think the pill will have had (a lot of) influence, but also a lot in other areas than strictly the pregnancy control- Lots of females I know use the pill as a way to control, manage and time their period and the moodswings and bellyhurts that accompany that. They still not go all-out in sexual activity, but they use it to just have easier lives as it comes to being able to participate in activities that otherwise would be hindered by their monthly inconveniences. So in that respect I do see that the pill can be great as a lifestyle choice.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/27/health/27well.html
Also, what's wrong with having lots of sexual partners? You're not instantly given a sexually transmitted infection or an unwanted pregnancy after you've had a certain number of partners. As long as people practice safe sex, it doesn't matter how many partners someone has had.
The more the better!