Feminist rage:
"A Melbourne bookstore has sparked outrage after being discovered selling a "control a woman" remote - on International Women's Day. The ABC reported Borders was forced to defend the $15 novelty product after a woman told of her anger at seeing it during last week's celebration of female rights and achievements.
Katie Robertson told ABC Radio she was "troubled" by the toy, "mainly because it encourages a stereotype of women as submissive, who are to be controlled". "There are certain buttons on there. For example, the male may decide that he wants beer, sex or food," she said. "He may press a button in which he requires the woman to remove her clothes, cook, clean, leave, (or) say yes. "There's also a button in which you can increase her breast size."
Borders spokeswoman Lauren Thompson said the product was intended to be "a bit funny, a bit of a gimmick", adding "it is base level humour". She also said the chain sells a "control a man" remote, which has sold out.
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Posted by John Ray (M.A.; Ph.D.).
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