Exploitation
The fetishisation of the female backside reached royal heights this week with the global worship of Pippa Middleton’s bum.
The frenzied prostration before the bottom of HRH Catherine Middleton’s younger sister and bridesmaid highlights anew the objectification of women deeply entrenched in our culture.
This was in the Daily Mail: Many women admired her dress, but an army of male fans were happily distracted by her shapely rear as the procession went up the aisle.
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Among the many hazards that you might encounter during a long overseas trip, perhaps the worst one is starting to sound like the Lonely Planet.
I don’t mean just quoting the guidebooks’ neat little factoids and pat judgments in place of any other real conversation or insight, something my wife and I have been reduced to doing for the past few months of our world trip.
A more serious sign of the malady is when you start to refer to yourself as an “independent traveller”, the standard description the books employ for their readership.
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Peter says:
The lonely planet only shows you the “tourist paths”. These are places where you spend 5 euro for an orange juice instead of 2. All the places mentioned in these books just rip off tourists. Lonely Planet Guide is good to have, but don’t go earting where this book suggests… Read more »
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Peter says:
Mate, i was paying 30 or 40 euros for places that were going for 80 or 100 euro a night. I never lucked out (in 2 months) . It seems these tourist offices know of empty rooms all over the city.. Some with room service etc.. At first its a… Read more »
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