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“in america, anything is possible. it’s the land of opportunity. a place where dreams come true. but women in america must still deal with sexual objectification wherever they go—especially in the workplace.”
so begins marion cotillard’s monologue in her web video called forehead tittaes. i have to admit, when a friend and fan of tuff titties sent me the link to this video a few days ago, i wasn’t really sure what to make of it. i felt disgusted, uncomfortable, and embarrassed for marion—an oscar winner would stoop so low as to star in a video that asks women to place a small set of plastic bare breasts on their faces to gain more respect in the workplace? but i slept on it, and have come to have a fond admiration for it.
see marion’s little video points out that sexism is still a reality. women STILL aren’t treated with the same respect as men. which doesn’t make sense as for years i’ve heard the female form likened to pieces of art, while the male’s? not so much. i wish i could say we are but pieces of mobile fine art for onlookers to look at, but the stares ladies take in don’t quite measure up to the appreciation we deserve.
i mean, really, why is it that it’s the 21st century and objectification is still a problem? here in the states we’ve already had the civil rights movement as well as the women’s movement, so you would think that we’d be past this by now.it seems marion sees things just as clearly as tuff titties, proving, sadly, that sexism is far from being obsolete.
but she demonstrates women’s frustration just like an oscar winner would: with the utmost grace. sure, it may be a little hard to take marion seriously when she places a pair of rubber boobies on her forehead, but that’s exactly the point she’s trying to make. women aren’t taken seriously as long as they’ve got their ladies front and center to distract the male species. guys, they’re called “breasts,” and we’ve been sporting them ever since the dawn of man. you should be used to them by now.
while i don’t think i’ll be buying a pair for myself, i do appreciate the manufacturer’s concern for women in the workplace. and i have to thank you, forehead tittaes: you’ve made a tuff titties heroine out of marion cotillard.
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long live the queen
dame helen mirren, i like your style.
in singing praises for lady gaga, the oscar-winning actress revealed she likes a woman who takes charge of her own image, something she says she was unable to do when she first entered the movie biz as she says men have only found her attractive because of her ample bosom.
typecast as a seductress early in her career, helen claims it was her breasts that hindered her from landing any serious roles in the ’70s. “in my mind i was a serious actress. but the men in that era got away with such sexist crap. it was constant,” she revealed. “they were pushing me into being barbara windsor, that sort of carry on type. and it wasn’t because of my beauty. i was never beautiful. it was because of these!”
while it’s no news that the wonderful world of film has forged through a sexist path as long as its been a form of entertainment, tuff titties has to beg to differ with the dame as she has always been a stunning beauty, boobs or no boobs, whether at 23 or 64.
it is a shame, though, that not much has changed in the industry for the length of helen’s career. you’d think that after 40 years, the sexism and objectification prevelant in movies would have diminished, if not vanished completely. but i guess that’s just me being optimistic.
“i don’t mind being sexy, but on my terms,” says helen. which is how it should be.
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in an effort to prove that breasts are one of the most popular and powerful “marketing tools god ever created,” this guy’s listed a handful of ads that put woman’s chest pieces front and center.
i’m not gonna lie. some of these are very clever (see wonderbra and fashion targets breast cancer awareness), but these are the ones that are obviously geared toward the fairer sex. the others, well clearly they’re catering to more testosterone-inhabited environs.
now a guy will be sure to pay attention to an ad if you’ve got a rack on display, but this is just pure sexploitation. homeboy even goes so far as to point out that a lady need not even hold the product to be able to sell it. all she has to do is throw on a low cut shirt, a halter top, or a bikini and the wonderful ad men behind the scenes will be sure to strategically place any text over the moneymakers, because that’s where the eye is going to be drawn. it’s a two for one deal, so you’ll be sure to notice both.
this strategy, unfortunately, is nothing new. so how to keep things fresh in this day and age? well, the girl racers ad proves that a face need not even be attached to a body anymore. you don’t get more objectification than that, folks. but now that we’ve offed with their heads, what will be the next step once we’re desensitized to this approach? will nudity become de rigueur?
