Women, Wine, Breasts and Champagne

Women, Wine, Breasts and Champagne

'... Gender is not to culture as sex is to nature; gender is also the discursive/cultural means by which "sexed nature" or a "natural sex" is produced and established as a "prediscursive," prior to culture, a politically neutral surface upon which culture acts' - Judith Butler Gender Trouble

Women and wine. Now for a moment consider what images does this conjure up in your imagination? No doubt nothing inspiring, more than likely market clichés of millennials with White Zinfandel, the 'desperate housewife' or the infamous hen party and its' assorted bubbles. Offensive undermining images of the feminine form propagated by a market dominated by men. Not just the world of wine ...

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@thobiasinkblot is a keen wearer of scarves and enjoys a good Cabernet. He has been writing for Empty for ages and ages and currently can be found in an undisclosed location near London. After getting the wine bug he has a distinction in level 2 and 3 of the WSET he plans on attempting the Diploma in 2015. He also is quite fond of narratives in the third person. If you'd like to contact him email: emptyglassie@gmail.com