No. Because we know that comparing black men to apes is a HORRIFIC stereotype historically used to justify enslavement and racism.

We also know that showing naked women bloodied, tortured, and/or dead--there for the purpose of someone else's sadistic sexual gratification--is an awful stereotype of what women are "for" in a sexist society.

So why is it okay for PETA to play with one stereotype and not another?

Because we are trained to see racism but not sexism.

As I said in the first thread, I have no problem with the stars of both sexes baring all to get the attention of viewers. They're communicating their endorsement and commitment to a cause.

But even in the picture of the man in chains--he doesn't look bound by the chains at all. If he were really chained up like women are in pornography, he'd look like a torture victim, which is precisely the point.

Seriously, thanks for providing the images of the men so we could help further the discussion. We really are trained NOT to see sexism in pornography--to see it as natural and as free speech--so having these comparison photos helps explain the situation a little better. I don't get angry about these things. I had to be educated to "see" differently too, before I woke up to what was really happening.