Female Chauvinist Pigs : Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture

A classic work on gender culture exploring how the women’s movement has evolved to Girls Gone Wild in a new, self-imposed chauvinism. In the tradition of Susan Faludi’s __Backlash__ and Naomi Wolf’s __The____Beauty____Myth__, __New York Magazine__ writer Ariel Levy studies the effects of modern feminism on women today.Meet the Female Chauvinist Pig—the new brand of “empowered woman” who wears the Playboy bunny as a talisman, bares all for Girls Gone Wild, pursues casual sex as if it were a sport, and embraces “raunch culture” wherever she finds it. If male chauvinist pigs of years past thought of women as pieces of meat, Female Chauvinist Pigs of today are doing them one better, making sex objects of other women—and of themselves. They think they’re being brave, they think they’re being funny, but in __Female Chauvinist Pigs__, Ariel Levy asks if the joke is on them. In her quest to uncover why this is happening, Levy interviews college women who flash for the cameras on spring break and teens raised on Paris Hilton and breast implants. She examines a culture in which every music video seems to feature a stripper on a pole, the memoirs of porn stars are climbing the bestseller lists, Olympic athletes parade their Brazilian bikini waxes in the pages of Playboy, and thongs are marketed to prepubescent girls. Levy meets the high-powered women who create raunch culture—the new oinking women warriors of the corporate and entertainment worlds who eagerly defend their efforts to be “one of the guys.” And she traces the history of this trend back to conflicts between the women’s movement and the sexual revolution long left unresolved. Levy pulls apart the myth of the Female Chauvinist Pig and argues that what has come to pass for liberating rebellion is actually a kind of limiting conformity. Irresistibly witty and wickedly intelligent, __Female Chauvinist Pigs__ makes the case that the rise of raunch does not represent how far women have come, it only proves how far they have left to go. A classic work on gender culture exploring how the women's movement has evolved to Girls Gone Wild in a new, self-imposed chauvinism. In the tradition of Susan Faludi's Backlash and Naomi Wolf's The Beauty Myth, New York Magazine writer Ariel Levy studies the effects of modern feminism on women today.Meet the Female Chauvinist Pig—the new brand of “empowered woman” who wears the Playboy bunny as a talisman, bares all for Girls Gone Wild, pursues casual sex as if it were a sport, and embraces “raunch culture” wherever she finds it. If male chauvinist pigs of years past thought of women as pieces of meat, Female Chauvinist Pigs of today are doing them one better, making sex objects of other women—and of themselves. They think they're being brave, they think they're being funny, but in Female Chauvinist Pigs, Ariel Levy asks if the joke is on them. In her quest to uncover why this is happening, Levy interviews college women who flash for the cameras on spring break and teens raised on Paris Hilton and breast implants. She examines a culture in which every music video seems to feature a stripper on a pole, the memoirs of porn stars are climbing the bestseller lists, Olympic athletes parade their Brazilian bikini waxes in the pages of Playboy, and thongs are marketed to prepubescent girls. Levy meets the high-powered women who create raunch culture—the new oinking women warriors of the corporate and entertainment worlds who eagerly defend their efforts to be “one of the guys.” And she traces the history of this trend back to conflicts between the women's movement and the sexual revolution long left unresolved. Levy pulls apart the myth of the Female Chauvinist Pig and argues that what has come to pass for liberating rebellion is actually a kind of limiting conformity. Irresistibly witty and wickedly intelligent, Female Chauvinist Pigs makes the case that the rise of raunch does not represent how far women have come, it only proves how far they have left to go. Meet The Female Chauvinist Pig -- The New Brand Of Empowered Woman Who Embraces Raunch Culture Wherever She Finds It. In Her Groundbreaking Book, New York Magazine Writer Ariel Levy Argues That, If Male Chauvinist Pigs Of Years Past Thought Of Women As Pieces Of Meat, Female Chauvinist Pigs Of Today Are Doing Them One Better, Making Sex Objects Of Other Women -- And Of Themselves. Irresistibly Witty And Wickedly Intelligent, Female Chauvinist Pigs Makes The Case That The Rise Of Raunch Does Not Represent How Far Women Have Come; It Only Proves How Far They Have Left To Go. Introduction -- 1. Raunch Culture -- 2. The Future That Never Happened -- 3. Female Chauvinist Pigs -- 4. From Womyn To Bois -- 5. Pigs In Training -- 6. Shopping For Sex -- Conclusion -- Afterword -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index. Ariel Levy. With A New Afterword And Reading Group Guide--cover. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 213-224) And Index. A contributing editor at New York magazine examines how segments of the nation's female population are promoting chauvinism by behaving in sexually compromising ways, citing such examples as spring-break breast-baring and an increased acceptance of pornography, in an account that evaluates how women may be contributing to misogynistic and stereotyped belief systems. 50,000 first printing. Examines how some women are promoting chauvinism by behaving in sexually compromising ways, in an account that evaluates how women may be contributing to misogynistic and stereotyped belief systems. Late on a balmy Friday night in March 2004, a crew from Girls Gone Wild sat on the porch of the Chestfield Hotel on Collins Avenue in Miami, preparing for the night of filming ahead of them. None Raunch culture The Future That Never Happened Female Chauvinist Pigs From Womyn to Bois Pigs in Training Shopping for Sex Conclusion Notes Acknowledgements Index