chi.mer.i.cal | 1. created by or as if by a wildly fanciful imagination; highly improbable
2. given to unrealistic fantasies; fanciful
cog.i.ta.tions |
1. thoughtful considerations; meditations
2. serious thoughts, carefully considered reflections
this post is dedicated to melvyn, my colleague, who confronted me in the toilet a couple of days ago regarding my previous post entitled 'sex'. "a post on sex, and not a naked torso in sight? i'm so disappointed." he breathed, heavily. into my ear. this coming from a youth pastor. still no naked torsos my friend, i will not facilitate your descent into sin. at least not until i can find one worthy of a place on my blog. you shall have to settle for this, for now. to you, melvyn.
came across this on bbc news, and have very kindly summarised it for your reading pleasure.
mexicans, apparently, suffer from a widespread problem of male machismo. this male machismo is perpetuated in mexican society from the top down. president vicente fox has previously declared that females are washing machines on two legs. a fair observation, if anatomically inaccurate. (this last sentence was me, not the bbc). correspondents declare that machismo in the country runs deep, because mexican men not only occasionally have mistresses, but also have the temerity to set them up in second homes. (this, on the other hand, really was the bbc. you have to wonder about the quality - or reasoning capacity - of their correspondents.)
this male machismo manifests itself in the form of sexual harrassment in the workplace. the mexican government has come up with an innovative campaign to solve this unsatisfactory state of events. to this end, they have run a series of ads, which feature female secretaries and maids. in order to convey the message that females should not be viewed as sex objects, they have replaced the females in these ads with - wait for this - blow-up sex dolls. as a result of these ads, we may presume, mexican males in the workplace will gaze upon their female colleagues and cease to see real females. they will instead see inflatable latex sex dolls. this will act to alleviate the current problem.
quite brilliant, really.
full article in comments section, in the event it gets taken offline.
disclaimer : all hate mail from indignant mexicans, whether currently domiciled within or within the country of mexico, and regardless of sexual preference, shall be redirected to the bbc.
came across this on bbc news, and have very kindly summarised it for your reading pleasure.
mexicans, apparently, suffer from a widespread problem of male machismo. this male machismo is perpetuated in mexican society from the top down. president vicente fox has previously declared that females are washing machines on two legs. a fair observation, if anatomically inaccurate. (this last sentence was me, not the bbc). correspondents declare that machismo in the country runs deep, because mexican men not only occasionally have mistresses, but also have the temerity to set them up in second homes. (this, on the other hand, really was the bbc. you have to wonder about the quality - or reasoning capacity - of their correspondents.)
this male machismo manifests itself in the form of sexual harrassment in the workplace. the mexican government has come up with an innovative campaign to solve this unsatisfactory state of events. to this end, they have run a series of ads, which feature female secretaries and maids. in order to convey the message that females should not be viewed as sex objects, they have replaced the females in these ads with - wait for this - blow-up sex dolls. as a result of these ads, we may presume, mexican males in the workplace will gaze upon their female colleagues and cease to see real females. they will instead see inflatable latex sex dolls. this will act to alleviate the current problem.
quite brilliant, really.
full article in comments section, in the event it gets taken offline.
disclaimer : all hate mail from indignant mexicans, whether currently domiciled within or within the country of mexico, and regardless of sexual preference, shall be redirected to the bbc.
It pains me to see you make light my affections for thee.
O Daryl, Daryl ! wherefore art thou (the masculine) Daryl ?
Deny thy gender and refuse thy name;
Or, if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love,
And I'll gladly be transgendered.
Mexico's government is using blow-up sex dolls in a new TV campaign against sexual harassment in the workplace.
The ads feature dolls, dressed as secretaries and maids, who have to put up with leering and groping from male colleagues.
Officials say the aim of the campaign is to make clear that women are not sexual objects.
President Vicente Fox acknowledged on Wednesday that Mexico has to do more to overcome widespread machismo.
"Our society still has a long way to go in overcoming hangovers from the past, eradicating prejudice and changing habits," he said.
However, Mr Fox has himself caused offence recently by joking that women were just "washing machines with two legs".
'Degrading'
The launch of the campaign, which also includes billboards and radio ads, coincided with International Women's Day on Wednesday. It is scheduled to run until mid-April.
"No woman should be treated like an object. Sexual harassment is degrading and it's a crime," says a voice-over at the end of the TV ad.
Correspondents say machismo runs deep in Mexico, where it is common for men to have mistresses, and in some cases, set them up in a second home.
Women generally earn less than male colleagues and have fewer opportunities for promotion - inappropriate behaviour toward them is said to be relatively frequent.
Mexican officials have also acknowledged that the country still has a problem with domestic violence against women.