The thing is, D&G simply said it was a sexual fantasy by way of explanation. They didn't say it was the woman's sexual fantasy, and there's nothing to denote the scene as a female's sexual fantasy. It seems to me more like a man's gang rape fantasy. And even if it is a fantasy, how does that make it acceptable public advertising? If the advertisement showed a child being pinned down by a man, it could be someone's sexual fantasy, but that by no means makes it acceptable whatsoever.
I have no problem with the idea of people preferring to be submissive in the sexual aspect of a relationship, and although I might not feel that way myself, I can understand that some people enjoy being dominated, and I don't think that's wrong. But the issue is when it's depicted in such a way that it is offensive and demeaning and shows no sense of responsibility in the purveyors.
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Date: 2007-03-08 11:00 am (UTC)I have no problem with the idea of people preferring to be submissive in the sexual aspect of a relationship, and although I might not feel that way myself, I can understand that some people enjoy being dominated, and I don't think that's wrong. But the issue is when it's depicted in such a way that it is offensive and demeaning and shows no sense of responsibility in the purveyors.