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A freedom for which there is no need to fight
Do as they want and they'll tell you it's right
They can forcefeed the lies but you don't have to swallow
Only you possess the right to not follow
Selfish ideals let you always win
I support - I'm the "subject", I object - I'm a "victim"
So you've found an outlet that makes you feel strong?
This form of sexism has gone on too long
Dancing before you - no mind and no name
Posed on the pages - playing your game
You say you support this self liberation
As you're gaining your strength out of pure degradation
Everyday men, women and children are victimized as a direct result of the images forcefed into our heads from birth
Images that depict people as sexual objects and not as individual beings with our own hearts and minds
Our culture has separated sex and love and put power in love's place
And it is this patriarchal sexuality, an inherantly oppressive sexuality, that is based on power rather than love
True sexual liberation is about realizing our natural sexual desrires
Not using objectification as a means to an end
It is a mistake to see pornography as a valid and accurate representation of our natural sexual desires
For playing into sexual stereotypes and acting out roles of dominance and submission that the system has forced upon us is not defining our own sexuality
What we have been doing for centuries cannot be changed in one night
But we must begin to work for true sexual liberation, both at the political and individual levels
And we must begin now
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Contravene

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