Posted on 05/19/2015 7:40:54 AM PDT by rickmichaels
Top feminist academics that have respectable diverse doctorates from medieval art to 6th century English to Women’s Studies gathered at the University of Toronto meeting center to discuss if human flatulence could be sexist.
Ashleigh Ingle, a proud feminist and an anarchist, argued that because of patriarchal gender norms women were not allowed to release gas in public because of men’s unreal expectations of women to be clean and feminine. Furthermore she articulated that if a woman was to fart in the presence of a man and the man responded by farting louder than the woman, then that would be rape.
“By farting louder the man is using passive aggressive violence to position himself as dominant. This intimidates the woman to subconsciously not release as much flatulence and thus the woman fearing for her safety doesn't fart as loud as a sign of submissiveness. This in turn contributes to rape culture and women being oppressed.”
The discussion boiled down to women’s bodies once again being controlled by society and women being told what to do.
Local activist Steph Guthrie, a feminist advocate and community organizer who specialises in social media and interactive events, proposed an online campaign to tackle this misogyny that “keeps women down and trapped in their own bodies. I just find it horrific that the patriarchy has been controlling women’s flatulence this whole time and we have just realised this now. It is time for feminists worldwide to re-educate women on how they are being discriminated against."
Guthrie’s Twitter hashtag #FartRape has started to trend as women are taking control of their own bodies by naming and shaming men guilty of fart rape. Guthrie hopes the guilty men will be identified and then their workplace will be called up and their employer will be notified the type of person they are harboring in the workplace.
But Ingle argues that it simply isn't enough. “Don't tell women to fart louder. Tell men not to fart so loud. This is clear victim-blaming and government should pass laws to make male farts above a certain decibel illegal to make human flatulence equal and not discriminate against women."
Science advocates have argued that because of sexual dimorphism, men are larger, need a higher protein intake and thus can relieve more flatulence, but the speakers at the conference were adamant that it was a socially constructed gender norm that oppressed women to the point that they physically do not release equal amounts of gas as men.
More micro-aggression at work.
Well, if you fart in church, you’ll have to sit in your own pew.
SMH. We, as a society, have far too much free time if we are worried about who farts the loudest.
Tell you what, a girl can silently drop a bomb that can send folks running for the windows. This is an equal opportunity issue.
See, I would have thought that farting louder just took the awkward off. Now, burping louder... that’s a contest of physical prowess as any twelve-year-old boy will tell you.
By farting louder the man is using passive aggressive violence to position himself as dominant.
MACRO-MICROAGRESSION !!
no wait.... that would have to be Macro Micro-Passive-Aggression wouldnt it.
wake me when these people fade to black
Maybe, if you hold her head under the covers.
Ok then....following..should be interesting...
Should pay a frat to surround her after a burrito night.
I can’t believe that this particular subject is supposed to be a serious topic. Who the heck comes up with such subjects???
Geez, if we’re dealing with what comes out of that part of the body, what’s next? Will there be studies how females are discriminated against, given the fact that men and women urinate differently??? Geez, can’t believe someone seriously delves into such subjects...........
Is there really anything else to say?
Stereotype, but vaguely accurate. Guys’ farts often come from consuming a lot of air or bubbles. Girls avoid fart-making foods because of the greater stigma. But air farts only smell because they’re from a smelly place. Those silent farts are the product of breaking down sulfurous foods. And if you don’t let loose airy farts, the stink just builds up and up until... oh, lord. Plus guys tend to eat more meat (noisy farts), while girls eat more veggies per pound of body weight (SBDs).
My parents must be so proud I studied biology, eh? (I’m out of the field for more than 20 years, so I might be quite rusty.)
Indeed. We are, in a way, worshipping the golden calf. People who are worried about hunger, disease, invasion - don't worry about who farts louder. They worry about the basics - morality, faith, questions of truth. We are victims of our own success.
These women quite literally have their heads up where the sun don’t shine.
I always wondered what happens to girls with daddy issues that don’t become strippers.
Now I know.
That is one of the funniest commercials ever. Did you know that she is actually an American?
HELP! I've been micro-aggressed and can't get up!
Our govt must have paid for this study.
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