tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6684945379459148971.post1236369743069467724..comments2023-10-15T04:58:28.034-04:00Comments on Virtual Margin: Love and Rockets: New Stories, Vol. 1, 50/100Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02271915137645309148noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6684945379459148971.post-43178235892313629942011-11-03T19:15:02.077-04:002011-11-03T19:15:02.077-04:00A dissertation could certainly be written on it. I...A dissertation could certainly be written on it. I'm sure someone out there already has. And that's a good question (re: when did sexuality become predominantly attached to one gender).<br /><br />I've been imagining possible counter arguments to my post, and I feel like one of them (if someone were to write one) would be "but women are inherently sexual due to NATURE." Or "women's bodies are designed primarily for sex (too look appealing, etc)." (Although, in "good ol' NATURE", it's consistently the male of the species whose physical design is made to attract females: peacocks, cardinals, turkeys, bullfrogs, any species with horns/antlers, etc.) So that would make the start point the beginning of humanity.<br /><br />But I disagree. If the female body was 'designed' a certain way to only be sexually appealing, then I don't see how homosexuality could exist. And really, homosexuality is the best argument I have against the idea that only women are sexual. It shows that human sexuality is a weird combination of personal preference, societal pressures and ideals, and possibly a small dash of natural selection.<br /><br />Seems like this discussion came up on Godfart at some point, and I posted a picture of N'Sync, trying to argue why natural selection wasn't in play anymore. How 2005!<br /><br />It seems like whatever gender gets "sexualized" in media is determined by what is marketable, and what audience it's intended for. Sometimes it's sexually idealized women (Catwoman), and sometimes it's men (that werewolf that can't keep his shirt on. what's his face.)<br /><br />Then there's something nice like Harry Potter that completely side-steps all the sexual politics and everyone can enjoy. Yay!<br /><br />And oh, I remember being a young pervert as well, secretly watching naughty things on cinemax. The difference being that I was curious about a certain part of the male anatomy. Alas, even in the mid-90s they kept their shorts on (metaphorically, at least).Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02271915137645309148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6684945379459148971.post-50993215757733031362011-10-29T21:19:05.370-04:002011-10-29T21:19:05.370-04:00I've been meaning to say something about this ...I've been meaning to say something about this for... days and days and days.<br /><br />Really, I just agree with you, and I think I only have more questions. Such as, "When did women become 'inherently' sexual?" Or perhaps it should be approached from this angle: When did men lose their 'inherent' sexuality?<br /><br />I recall being a young pervert and staying up late to watch relatively naughty things on television and seeing some movie whose name I don't remember. It was about a nude beach -- specifically some female character going to the nude beach, based on my loose and vague memories of the idea of the idea.<br /><br />This movie was made either in the late 1950s or the early 1960s, which made me look at the nudity in a different way. The women were indeed naked. The men, however, were wearing shorts...<br /><br />I feel like there's a dissertation in here somewhere. Hmhmhm!Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07849417493702082646noreply@blogger.com