Free Preview: Playmate of the Month June 2008 - Juliette Fretté
Why is a feminist posing for Playboy – again? When I was asked that question after I posed for the Girls of the Pac 10 pictorial in 2005, for various Special Editions and as Coed of the Month in 2006, I used the excuse that I was working on my women's-studies honors thesis at UCLA. It was a project called "Posing for Playboy From a Feminist Perspective: How Media Images Impact Women's Empowerment." I planned to expand the thesis into a book upon graduation. Although some of my friends and family were unhappy I had posed and my sorority, Kappa Delta, placed me on national probation for making this perfectly legal choice, it wasn't for or because of them that I clung to this excuse. It was more out of a fear of facing up to my decision. I even went through a period after graduation when I tried to escape the big-breasted blonde stereotype by dying my hair. But eventually I realized I was happier as a light, bright blonde who happens to be big-breasted – and that I wanted to work with Playboy again. But would I still be a feminist? Although the term is often deemed to be synonymous with <i>man hater</i>, a real feminist is anything but a man hater, and I, for one, am definitely a man lover. A real feminist believes in the social, political and economic equality of men and women. Let's not fool ourselves: Women and men are different creatures, and I am certainly glad of that. But our differences should not preclude us from living in the way we are most joyful. Most impor...
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