Comments on: Belle De Jour As Forensic Pathologist http://podblack.com/2009/11/belle-de-jour-as-forensic-pathologist/ Science, Superstitions and Skeptical Life Sat, 26 Nov 2011 19:18:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: podblack http://podblack.com/2009/11/belle-de-jour-as-forensic-pathologist/comment-page-1/#comment-45509 podblack Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:46:32 +0000 http://podblack.com/?p=1723#comment-45509 Yes - I do agree that the TV series is really very misrepresentative of the story in the books and I have found it a turn-off after about half-way through the first series. <em> "Don't blame Dr Magnanti, Tanya. Blame the patriarchal media machine which has delighted in erasing her experiences, denying her ownership of her own sexuality and portraying her as a bland, grinning salesperson rather than a real, complicated human being with sexual agency and emotional turmoil eking out her own niche in the modern economy. Blame a society which loves the idea of a happy hooker, but hates the notion of prostitutes as real people with emotions, agency, scruples, connections and relationships."</em> Yes – I do agree that the TV series is really very misrepresentative of the story in the books and I have found it a turn-off after about half-way through the first series.
“Don’t blame Dr Magnanti, Tanya. Blame the patriarchal media machine which has delighted in erasing her experiences, denying her ownership of her own sexuality and portraying her as a bland, grinning salesperson rather than a real, complicated human being with sexual agency and emotional turmoil eking out her own niche in the modern economy. Blame a society which loves the idea of a happy hooker, but hates the notion of prostitutes as real people with emotions, agency, scruples, connections and relationships.”

]]> By: Sean the Blogonaut http://podblack.com/2009/11/belle-de-jour-as-forensic-pathologist/comment-page-1/#comment-45508 Sean the Blogonaut Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:41:44 +0000 http://podblack.com/?p=1723#comment-45508 Penny Red had a interesting piece on Belle and recent criticism of her http://pennyred.blogspot.com/2009/11/dont-blame-belle-de-jour-for.html Penny Red had a interesting piece on Belle and recent criticism of her http://pennyred.blogspot.com/2009/11/dont-blame-belle-de-jour-for.html

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