“F-Bomb Princess” video isn’t offensive...
The video features five angry girls, ages 6 to 13, who express outrage at society’s sexist treatment of girls and women while decked out in princess attire. [
FEMEN and
CODEPINK would be proud...or would they?]
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| What kids can't say or know, adults can. My Body, My Manifesto (femen.org/en) |
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| I don't know what this means, but it sure makes my dad and his friends laugh when I do it. |
The video opens with the girls sweetly cooing, “Pretty!” while posing in their gowns and tiaras. But three seconds later, they switch gears and shout:
“What the f*ck? I’m not some pretty f*ckin’ helpless princess in distress. I’m pretty f*ckin’ powerful and ready for success. So what is more offensive? A little girl saying ‘f*ck,’ or the f*cking unequal and sexist way society treats girls and women?”
WARNING: Profanity, adult themes! (FCKH8) F-words backed by Jimmy Dore Show theme
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| WTF? I luv these grrls! |
What does FCKH8 have to say about it? Facing a future where women are still paid 23% less than men for the
same work, and where 1 in 5 women are raped or sexually assaulted in
gender-based violence, little girls between 6 and 13-years-old dressed
as pretty pink princesses drop F-bombs to draw attention to society’s
continued sexism. Asking the question, “What’s more offensive? A little
girl saying f*ck or the sexist way society treats girls and women” these
adorably articulate little ladies in sparkling tiaras turn the
“princess in distress” stereotype on its head and contrast the F-word
with words and statistics society should find shocking such as “pay
inequality” and “rape.” The video also features a 12 year-old boy
wearing a pink gown standing up against sexism saying, “When you tell
boys not to ‘act like a girl,’ it’s because you think it’s bad to be a
girl.”
Societal Sexism
As the video progresses, the girls review the ongoing issues of [sexual] inequality, systematic [gender] discrimination, and sexual violence faced by women in the U.S. They pepper these facts with more f-bombs, of course.
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| Nicki Minaj |
This combination of pretty pink princesses and relentless use of the f-word is potent and clearly calculated to provoke. And provoke it has: For the shock value alone, everybody’s talking about this video.
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(BB) Republicans want credit for women's rights and gender equality movement [which is right in line with their conservative, fundamentalist Christian beliefs, isn't it?], saying that Democrats highjacked issue from them and hogged all the credit.
As the video progresses, the girls review the ongoing issues of [sexual] inequality, systematic [gender] discrimination, and sexual violence faced by women in the U.S. They pepper these facts with more f-bombs, of course.
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