"What’s interesting is how that particular lust is no longer the sole
province of the male beast. The enfranchisement of males at the expense
of females (particularly Jewish males and Jewish females) is coming to
an end. Firmly ensconced in the middle and upper classes, our
generation of Jewish women find power, and its application (sexual, or
otherwise), far less problematic than their predecessors."

I think that equal opportunity for sexual (mis)adventure, while in and of itself certainly no bad thing, doesn't necessarily mean equal enfranchisement. For instance, JSpot has an interesting exploration of the fact that women are 32% more likely to get subprime mortgages than men, despite as a rule having higher credit ratings.

Sexual freedom for everyone is something I'm greatly in favor of. Women having sexual freedom is also plainly something heterosexual men have a vested interest in. I've noticed a few things: Sometimes, this sexual freedom is only encouraged insofar as it means "freedom to have more sex, especially with me and my buds." I'm often suspicious when a straight man says "Women are more free to have sex, and isn't that great for them!" Sometimes, what is under the surface is "Women are more free to have sex with me, and isn't that great for me!" This explains something of Tila's attraction.

So before we start lauding the culture that encourages more sex in women as equally as it does in men, or indeed condemning it for making women "beastly," let's see if that really translates into sexual equality or political and economic equality. And I think, no, not yet.

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I agree with Cavanaugh -- Tahl's declaration that "the enfranchisement of males at the expense of females (particularly Jewish males and Jewish females) is coming to an end" seems maybe a TEENSY little bit premature, and I don't really understand how he extrapolated that conclusion from the media's reaction (or non-reaction) to this celeb pairing. I'm also not finding finding Tahl's reduction of Georgina to skinny young shikse stereotype compelling: when I think of this marriage-merger, I mostly think of how good it is for Marchesa, the label Chapman co-founded, to be owned by Weinstein -- all the actresses who want to curry favor with him wear her dresses.

Tal Rahz is just jealous and his bringing up Edith Wharton is hillarious.

Now there is one shiksa who would never go for a FOJ or even a FYJ. What am I saying, she wouldn't go for a skinny old or young, rich or poor Jew.

The antisemitic Edith didn't like Jews.

"Women are marrying later[...]And like Harvey, their second and third marriages are occurring from a place of greater social stability and financial prosperity."

It isn't all about greater social stability and financial prosperity...maybe it is at the tippy top, but I have seen too many miscarriages and infertility in these later marriages...and they weren't always late because of overt feminist tendencies.

Our communal problem isn't really sexual inequalities. Our problem is diminishing numbers. And that isn't from older people marrying younger people, but younger people not marrying at all until at or near middle-age, or marrying "out."

And maybe that's why outside of professional Jewish feminist circles, no one really gives a fuck. We have bigger problems.

"It’s hard to condemn Weinstein for being shallow after watching A Shot of Love with Tila Tequila"

I agree with Tahl that love has been redefined by the media a lot lately. This reality show basically teaches that making out with 32 people of different genders hand picked by MTV producers, is an equal way to find love as the "old fashion" way of waiting until you find true love. Reality TV shows in which a person must choose their companion while millions of people watch is a ridiculous concept that today's society seems to accept and even watch religiously.

I also look at this marriage as just another Hollywood marriage that probably won't last a year. And as for why the two are even together, who knows, but it looks as if both are profiting from the union.

Judaism has always celebrated the hot young piece of ass getting auctioned off in exchange for a little say-so in affairs of state. Why else would our generation's most empowered hoochie change her name to Esther?
But for all of Harvey's porcine personal conduct, at least he's achieved his status by peddling the antidote to Tila Tequila.

just maybe, this is being over-examined? Who should Harvey marry? A woman of equal weight? A woman of equal facial hair for that matter? Who would the correct woman be? What if she is a shiksa that wasn't a hottie? Is that acceptable?

Puh-leeeze! Harvey wanted a hot piece of ass in which he couldn't be arrested for paying for services. She likely enjoys the security (read: money) that he can provide.

Nuff said.

His last shiksa was gorgeous as well. He tried to get Gwyneth the half Jew, but she only gave him oral in exchange for being a star.

our society is about money and status.  period.  a talentless cocksucking whore could do worse than harvey weinstein when it came to rich, fat jew.  think he's more fun to be with than say, steven cohen?

The reason why there was no media coverage is because jewish males coupling with pretty white gentile women is common in today's world. Around 80% of adult jewish males are coupled with gentile women.

In fact, it should be headline news when a famous Jew marries another one.  The only such couple I can think of is Alan Greenspan and Andrea Mitchell.

As a tall blonde Jewess with a non-obvious name, I have been picked up and greatly praised by Jewish men for as much as three dates before they raised the religion issue.  Upon discovering I was a fellow Jew, I went from being extremely desireable to completely unacceptable in seconds.  In fact, the one time I found out my date was a gentile who had joined the KKK because he hated Jews, he was more polite to me when he discovered his mistake than the Jewish men.

Anti-Jewish sentiment was rampant among Jewish men who were baby boomers.  Even many who married in felt sorry for themselves.  I have sat on dates with men who ranted about being stuck with a Jewish woman so many times I have lost count.   Weinstein is a boomer.   The only comment I have ever made that has ever shook any of these guys up at all was one I discovered last year when a man bragged that he was going to be the last Jew in his family.  "Congratulations, " I said, and when he preened in pleasure at the congrat, I continued, "you have succeeded where Hitler failed."  I really didn't accomplish anything, but at least I did get a rise out of him.  The shocked look on his face was precious.  The same sentiment has worked in a more general context with Jewish men bragging about having gentile women in general.  "Yep, you managed to find one of the 99.8% of women who weren't Jewish.  You're accomplishing your goal...finishing the job Hitlter started."  Also got a surprised look.