The Power of Sexuality

Taylor, among others, brought up something interesting in her presentation. Essentially, the power that women have, both in and out of the Bible, as she talked about with Guinevere. But I have a bit of a problem with where women supposedly get this power form. It's no new idea that a woman’s power comes from her sex/sexuality. Now, I'm not saying that a woman's power can't come from sex and sexuality, but my problem is that women, to some extent, are ok with or even proud of this. Any power that stems from your sexuality or use of sex as a tool is, in my eyes, the shallowest form of power possible. Granted, it is quite powerful, but in no way honorable. If a woman gets power through more respectable means, i.e. intelligence, boldness, outspokenness, and individuality then she has a far better power then a woman who's power is based solely on her sexuality.

To me, using your sexuality to obtain power is simply taking your objectification, and working it to your advantage. Some may see good in that, but the fact of the matter is, you not only allow yourself to be objectified, you require it. To me, breaking down your objectification, and bringing yourself to an equal level as men, and then showing them up, is much more powerful then simply allowing yourself to be objectified and then using that to your advantage. In short, instead of using your objectification, end it. Then you'll have a true power that isn't reliant on your own degradation.