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feminism and sexuality

Because, my friends, the two go hand in hand. Or eye in eye. Or kit in caboodle, as the case may be.

who wears the pants

17/10/2014

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I personally know quite a few women with younger boyfriends (myself included).
Sometimes quite a lot younger.
It makes for interesting relationships on many levels.

Yijun Liao’s new photo series takes a quirky look at the playful power dynamics in such a relationship.
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 ‘Experimental Relationship’ reverses the traditional roles of males and females (where the male is typically in power and authoritative while the woman is fragile and obedient). This series of photos ‘subverts the ways we view masculinity and femininity in relationships’ by seeing Liao take on the role of the dominant figure, ‘positioning her significant other in compromising poses’ that are usually inferior to her own body.

Liao says, ‘As a woman brought up in China, I used to think I could only love someone who is older and more mature than me, who can be my protector and mentor. Then I met my current boyfriend, Moro, who is five years younger than me. I felt that the whole concept of relationships changed, all the way around. I became the person who has more authority and power’.


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Mind control is a woman's essential skill
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Intimacy will improve your relationship
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Get a firm grasp of your man
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Some words are just between you and me
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You don't have to be a boy to be my boyfriend
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I like how he is the one pressing the camera remote shutter too.
Nice touch.
Another quirky art project she did was called a "collection of penes".
She describes it as:

I placed an order of 100 penes with my boyfriend. Providing him with pink strechy fabric and pillow fillings, he was free in creating the penes into any shape he wanted to, except for one requirement, the penes had to be soft. In an intimate relationship, people do many things for their partner for free, like cooking, laundry, massage, etc,. By using my boyfriend, I explore the possibilities of making something by not making it and question the owner of the authorship.

This was the result:
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And finally, how are these for some fuck-off feminist shoes!
(modelled on her younger boyfriend's parts!):

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