I don't see anything empowering about posing nude for a guy's masturbation magazine.
What's next? National Self-Help and Most Improved awards for women who find jobs at Elegant Angel Entertainment, doing porn scenes with 3 men and handcuffs?
Bollywood Star Is the First Indian Woman to Pose for Playboy: Is It Empowering or Embarrassing?
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2012/07/30 19:00:00
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While most people probably picture the classic Playboy Bunny as a buxom blonde beauty, Sherlyn Chopra is about to shatter that image. The Bollywood actress will grace the cover of the November issue of the girlie magazine and pose nude for an inside spread. But many people in her native India are outraged by her revealing debut.
In a report for the Daily Mail, commentator Gayatri Sankar spoke to why he feels Chopra’s decision is inappropriate given the current state of women’s affairs in India. He remarked, “At a time when innocent women across the nation from Gujarat to Guwahati have been subjected to sexual abuse and humiliation, one wonders if Sherlyn Chopra’s pictures wound a woman’s integrity.” But an argument could be made that her choice is empowering. After all, the 28-year-old, who’s had only minor roles in Bollywood films, landed the Playboy shoot all on her own. She wrote a letter to the magazine’s staff and proposed the idea herself.
In a report for the Daily Mail, commentator Gayatri Sankar spoke to why he feels Chopra’s decision is inappropriate given the current state of women’s affairs in India. He remarked, “At a time when innocent women across the nation from Gujarat to Guwahati have been subjected to sexual abuse and humiliation, one wonders if Sherlyn Chopra’s pictures wound a woman’s integrity.” But an argument could be made that her choice is empowering. After all, the 28-year-old, who’s had only minor roles in Bollywood films, landed the Playboy shoot all on her own. She wrote a letter to the magazine’s staff and proposed the idea herself.
Of course, people in India won’t be able to swing by their local newsstand and pick up a copy. The mag is banned there, but it is available online. One person who isn’t up in arms about Chopra’s decision is her mother — but that’s just because the actress hasn’t let her mom know about the Playboy issue yet. According to a BBC Hindi interview, Chopra plans to visit and break the news face-to-face. What do you think: Is Chorpha’s decision lacking integrity?
If respect were mass, you'd need a microgram balance to measure how much I have for any woman who participates in pornography out of their own free will under the guise that it is empowering.Being proud of your body is one thing, wanting to be attractive and feel sexy is totally fine - and normal - too. Selling your body so that countless masses may masturbate to you, on the other hand, is shameful.
(In anticipation of any insults that might be flung my way, let me add that this post is not coming from a place of prudish, zealous-religiousness; overweight, insecure bitterness; nor even butch, flannel-wearing lesbianism. I just don't condone degrading behaviour is all.)
They are very beautiful women, I know that much.
In our culture, we talk about women empowerment, the right to do anything she chooses with her body, then shun women who pose for such photos and sometimes even label them "sluts." At least the Hindus are consistent!
We can call them prudish and I will agree, from a Western perspective they are, but let's not forget who gave us Westerners the "Kama Sutra." ;)
I know .. that I would far rather that people value the TRUE nature of the human .. for the most wonderful individuals I've known in life .. are beautiful at the core of their being .. (generous, kind, caring, faithful, wonderful wits/intelligent .. great personality .. )
(I would be Embarrassed to be solely looked at for the surface .. and have individuals disregard the joy of getting to know the real .. me (or anyone else) .. )
(surface .. is meaningless in the scheme of life .. for there's far more beauty when one loses their sight that can be found in the world .. no distractions of 'looks' .. you get to know .. far more detailed .. far more vibrant .. the individual, the nature around us .. when one is blind .. )
Every bikini-clad girl would love to be Playboy material.
Photos of nude women are not necessarily pornographic, unless you're a prude.