'The propensity to utilize such a facial contortion, one that renders the face acceptably feminine, is rooted in a cultural value system in which physical beauty is deeply connected to self-worth. And yet, displaying this acceptably feminine mask comes at a cost. Indeed the duck face is the target of much social derision...
We see a tension then, between the felt need for proper feminine boldly performance, and the devaluation of those who engage in this performance.
The duck face is therefore both a product and a sit of feminine control. It is forged through standards of beauty, made all the more relevant in in an era of photographic disclosure, and the. Punished for its inauthenticity, for its effort full display of that which is supposed to be effortless. The duckfacing woman becomes a conspicuous symbol of how sexism, patriarchy, or misogyny work upon the body. However, instead of confronting sexism, patriarchy or misogyny, we confront the symbol in its own right. We punish the woman who contorts her face, admonish her for showing us, through her pouty lips and artificially protruding cheekbones, what a controlled body looks like.' (Jenny Davis on Cyborgology - sorry having issue with link)
Princess, honey, is this what you mean with your random victim blaming rant? If you read the thread more carefully, everyone is taking affront to the need to perform the trout pout, and not to Candice herself. They are critical of the action, the image of 'what a controlled body looks like' and yes, a little bit cross at Candice for perpetuating the control - as she seems like the kinda woman who should be impervious to this kinda misogynistic shit.
Of course, what may help to absolve Candice of the blame for such a perfect example of 'this is what a controlled body looks like' is to mind-game ourselves into assuming she knows, doesn't give a damn, and is in some way playing the patriarchy. An ironic trout pout if you will.
That said - not sure where or how you worked out she needed to be raped. I think the extent of most posters' thoughts were 'she needs to stop duckfacing!' It isn't Slutwalk. It's fighting for the right for women not to have to contort their faces unnaturally to perform femininity. But you are quite right. We need to be careful that we are not victim blaming poor Candice for being a victim of a patriarchal society. (I am toying with a reenactment of the tongue in cheek Candice pout)
A thread about being cross about performing femininity and female control? I'm all for it. If she's doing it, she's doing it knowingly, and that's perpetrating the necessity to perform femininity for my daughters. I'd rather she didn't.