Breasts are wonderful things. But the main street of Auckland's largest city is not really an appropriate place for them.
What's strange is the overwhelmingly good publicity the mainstream media has given the "Boobs on Bikes" parade. From the NZ Herald to Newstalk ZB, the coverage has been nominally neutral, but has made opposition to the parade sound hypocritical. This interview with city councillor Noeleen Raffils makes her sound stupid (although she didn't help much by citing an anecdote that seemed irrelevant), and then a follow-up interview with parade organiser Steve Crow is on very friendly terms.
People talked about the parade as if it weren't linked into the Erotica Lifestyles Expo, a promotional tool for the porn industry. Steve Crow is full of it when he talks about freedom of speech. Porn is not about freedom of choice any more than smoking is about freedom of choice. You choose to get in, and it's a very hard choice to get out.
Instead of championing the Larry Flynts and Steve Crows of this world, let's recognise them for what they are: misled people misleading others to indulge their desires and fulfil their needs in an inappropriate way. Their attempts to normalise porn makes a mockery of the sacredness of sex and sexuality. Why don't we see this?
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2 comments:
lots of fun in your city ;-)
That may be very true, J. That's the trouble with evil and sin. If it came dressed in a red suit, horns and a pitchfork, we wouldn't be interested.
Actually, to think of it, these days we would because we'd think it's a joke.
Anyway, thanks for your comment. Have you been in Auckland? We have things other than breasts here as well.
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