Monday, August 17, 2009
Sexual Double Standards and Women's Desire
I was really irritated when I heard about a magazine for women which can't get material designed for the sexual arousal of women printed (despite women requesting more explicit material). This is especially frustrating considering the plethora of media aimed at arousing men. In movies, on TV, online and on the fronts of magazines (aimed at both women and men), we are bombarded with images of sexualized women. I guess I shouldn't be surprised, since women are not "supposed" to have active sexual desire, however, I'm still disappointed. Perhaps viewing men as sexual objects the way women are is not the most progressive of ideas, but it would at least acknowledge that women have sexual desires and can be sexual agents.
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