<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[the feminist librarian]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://thefeministlibrarian.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Anna Clutterbuck-Cook]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://thefeministlibrarian.com/author/feministlib/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[multimedia monday: clean&nbsp;living]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Two videos for you this morning that attempt to teach young people just how narrow a road they must walk in order to survive into adulthood.  </p>
<p>First, a health education film for 1950s college students. While it ostensibly targets both men and women, notice how much more time they spend panning the camera up and down the coeds&#8217; bodies, and how clearly the female students are positioned as primarily objects of the male gaze (forget about your homework, girls!). It&#8217;s also clear that although the women are supposed to be sexually alluring they are <em>not</em> under <em>any</em> circumstances supposed to cross the line into sexual availability (<a href="http://www.feministing.com/archives/021069.html">slut!</a>) or actual sexual activity. </p>
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<p>As my friend Rachel put it: &#8220;CREEPIEST. DAD. EVAR.&#8221;</p>
<p>Enjoy. And then go wash your eyeballs with carbolic soap.</p>
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