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  • 'Girls Gone Wild' a menace to Denton

    Abstract:
    We could have done anything with our time that evening. So why did we protest? The answer is simple: "Girls Gone Wild," Mantra Films and founder Joe Francis promote the exploitation and objectification of young women.
    Francis claims that he is giving women the chance to empower themselves....

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    Leigh Ann Faires

    posted 2/08/07 @ 6:17 AM CST

    Derek,
    If only more people in more cities would protest against this company in order to bring attention to these practices and make a change.
    It is so important to get the word out to all woman not to drink around the workers of this company but also not to drink out of control around the men in thier lives...even if you think they are trust worthy...be in control of your senses and your life at all times.
    Derek and the other protestors continue speaking out and thank you.

    Ben Golfn

    posted 2/08/07 @ 4:22 PM CST

    So how is this different than Mardi Gras?

    That is how this guy got started - he was a cameraman working Mardi Gras and had footage he could not show on TV so he made the first GGW video with that footage and it has evolved.

    From your article - "Men attend these events expecting sex; a few guys walking into Rockin' Rodeo told us that rather bluntly"

    I got news for ya - ALMOST every guy and some girls are going out to clubs are looking for sex in Dallas, Ft. Worth, Austin, Denton, ETC!

    Do I like what GGW does - No

    Do I blame GGW for the behavior of these girls - No

    90% of these GGW girls are doing this stuff anyways, maybe not always in a bus but they are doing it

    Quit blaming the men at the club and GGW and give some blame to the girls for acting this way

    Accept the fact that some females like to do this stuff and enjoy the attention - it's been going on way before GGW started filming it -

    To imply that they are handed money & followed around until they are too drunk to say no is somehow connected to GGW, PLEASE

    Most 18-22 yr old guys are buying drinks and spending cash on girls with one thing in mind, and the girls no it - trust me!

    Your effort is better spent exposing/helping the girls rather than GGW

    Bottom line - the same girls that will go home with a guy they just met @ the club are in the GGW videos
    and the "Good" girls won't do either.

    Accept it - although GGW may not be filming it after 2am in Denton, many apartments, houses and dorms have this stuff going on and the only difference is it's not being filmed by GGW

    Anna Ruth

    posted 2/08/07 @ 6:20 PM CST

    "Most 18-22 yr old guys are buying drinks and spending cash on girls with one thing in mind, and the girls no it - trust me!"

    No, clearly some girls don't know, as you say "it." ONE IN FOUR COLLEGE AGED WOMEN IS THE SURVIVOR OF A COMPLETED OR ATTEMPTED RAPE! Date rape is a huge problem on college campuses, most of which are facilitated by alcohol. Your notion that women believe that most men aged 18-22 are attempting to get them drunk so that the men can have sex with them seems highly unlikely when basic statistics are considered. The notion that it is perfectly acceptable or inherent for most men to buy women drinks to get them to perform sexually is flawed and insulting to men who treat women fairly, respectfully, and lovingly.

    "ALMOST every guy and some girls are going out to clubs are looking for sex in Dallas, Ft. Worth, Austin, Denton, ETC!"
    I obviously can't speak for the young man who wrote the article, but I didn't get any anti-sex vibe from the opinion. Girls and guys going around looking to hook up with people isn't the problem. The fantasy that some men have of taking advantage of a drunk woman is the problem. The idea that some parts of women's lives are ruined from these unfair and traumatizing experiences is the problem. GGW promotes this fantasy and people find that unacceptable. Furthermore, your statement reeks of the double standard (the false belief that ALL men are ALWAYS sexual and only a small portion of girls( but not the "good girls" as you say) can be sexual also.


    "To imply that they are handed money & followed around until they are too drunk to say no is somehow connected to GGW, PLEASE"

    This is true. It's not implied. It's documented. One place I know of which you can find more info, is in first hand accounts and observations by Ariel Levy in "Female Chauvinist Pigs."

    "90% of these GGW girls are doing this stuff anyways, maybe not always in a bus but they are doing it"
    Did you make this up off the top of your head? How do you know? Even if 10% of the women in the videos are coerced, that is okay??!

    Eric

    posted 2/08/07 @ 5:27 PM CST

    Protesting is good. Not supporting the social behavior is even better. Perhaps we should villainize not only the men that create the demand, but also the women who provide the supply. They're both responsible for the product in the end, and both groups suffer from the result.

    RayAnne

    posted 6/05/07 @ 10:54 PM CST

    That is so great that you all did that. I am part of Student Association of Social Work at TWU, if you all need help with something like this then I am sure we would be happy to partner up with you all! That is really great!

    Chanel

    posted 9/24/08 @ 1:18 AM CST

    As a female giving my opinion on the subject.... SO WHAT....Let those other chicks degrade themselves if they want....Joe Francis and Mantra don't make those girls do it...they do it themselves....It's called self control and they obviously have none of it so who cares.... I actually got to go on the bus tonite and dint have to show any leg or breast to get on and I got a free DVD, condoms and GGW Magazine out of it....so booyah!

    moniqa

    posted 9/24/08 @ 12:21 PM CST

    Originally posted by

    Chanel

    As a female giving my opinion on the subject.... SO WHAT....Let those other chicks degrade themselves if they want....Joe Francis and Mantra don't make those girls do it...they do it themselves....It's called self control and they obviously have none of it so who cares.... I actually got to go on the bus tonite and dint have to show any leg or breast to get on and I got a free DVD, condoms and GGW Magazine out of it....so booyah!


    So what and who cares? Those girls are making huge strides for misogyny, which does directly affect you. That's what.

    "Those other chicks" don't just degrade themselves but you and all women, too. No biggy. Why would anyone, least of all you "as a female," care? You cannot honestly believe such behavior is OK.

    Andy

    posted 9/24/08 @ 12:30 PM CST

    Good. Let's go after the Vagina Monologues, next.

    James Watson

    posted 9/26/08 @ 4:39 AM CST

    Quit being a pansy Derek. You self-important scheming matters little.

    People will be people.

    And bad things do happen, all the time.

    It's called life.

    Ya big whiner.

    Joe Francis

    posted 9/26/08 @ 1:03 PM CST

    Derrick quit being a Fag. Its easy to blame the wolf but its the sheep that are leaving the shepheard.

    Go watch 28 Days are some other faggy movie and get a life.

    Megan Carroll

    posted 9/28/08 @ 12:29 PM CST

    Joe: some day you and the hate that you represent will be gone, and the world will be a better place.

    Derek: Thank you for this article! When explaining the rape culture argument, I think it's extremely important to note that they *film the coercion* and *leave it in the release*. The people consuming these videos hear the cameraman asking a girl to do something sexual, see her say no, then eventually see her do it. That sends a very powerful message, which is dangerous for men and women everywhere.

    Yes, some girls do not have the self-respect to resist the attention and money they get for appearing in a GGW video, but guess what... not every girl in these videos are one of them. If the GGW producers followed the law and used only LEGALLY ADULT women who were able to give informed consent, I really wouldn't have a problem with it.

    Joe Francis

    posted 9/28/08 @ 10:03 PM CST

    Megan, its not hate when its true. Fags are an abomination. It's in the Bible give it a read. But i digress.

    Its easy to denounce GGW but you fail to recognize that institutions like that wouldnt exist if girls werent whores. How about punishing the underage girls? What are underage girls doing on the GGW bus? Why are they drinking and engaging in sexual acts when they know they are not allowed?

    Save me the argument that GGW represent the "rape culture." Key to avoiding rape is not putting your self in a situation where rape could happen. (Unless you're attacked and abducted while walking to your car or something) Showing up to a bar in skanky close might give guys the impression that you're a skank. Surprising isnt it?

    Lauren

    posted 9/29/08 @ 4:23 PM CST

    Originally posted by

    Joe Francis

    Megan, its not hate when its true. Fags are an abomination. It's in the Bible give it a read. But i digress.

    Its easy to denounce GGW but you fail to recognize that institutions like that wouldnt exist if girls werent whores. How about punishing the underage girls? What are underage girls doing on the GGW bus? Why are they drinking and engaging in sexual acts when they know they are not allowed?

    Save me the argument that GGW represent the "rape culture." Key to avoiding rape is not putting your self in a situation where rape could happen. (Unless you're attacked and abducted while walking to your car or something) Showing up to a bar in skanky close might give guys the impression that you're a skank. Surprising isnt it?


    If you want to get into what it says in the Bible, sex before marriage and drinking to excess are an abomination as well. Make sure your hands are clean before you start pointing fingers.
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