Ah, here's a high point for humanity -- hunting naked women using paintball guns, courtesy of the cultural mecca of Las Vegas. To quote my friend Leslie, "GROSS." As always, the best money you can make as a unskilled woman is as a sex object for the male libido. Ironic that this is "adult" entertainment (seems well-suited for teenage boys). The "inventor" calls it "good clean fun," but in my mind the only way I'd consider it fun is if there was some role-reversal going on (of course, if I got my hands on a paintball gun I'd shoot that idiot in the story in the balls). Co-ed naked paintball is one thing, hunting women is another.
When I wrote my senior thesis on pornography in college, one of the concepts that came up continually was this notion that porn allows otherwise frustrated men to vent and not actually perpetrate acts of violence against women in the real world. Of course, that theory's gotten mixed reviews, and it's one of the arguments raised in the interview linked above. I'm curious what y'all think about this -- is this "hunting" just a safety valve for guys who might otherwise do it for real?
P.S. -- I'm hoping this is all a hoax. Check out the site and let me know what you think.
Random poll: how many people are going to call me a "humorless feminazi" for not thinking this is all just tons o' fun?
Update: read another viewpoint here.
Posted by jen at July 14, 2003 03:31 PM | TrackBack