Posted by Linda on June 12, 1998 at 13:25:36:
In Reply to: visual erotica and gender posted by Brad Chisholm on May 17, 1998 at 15:05:47:
I think the reason the male sex organ is 'invisible'
in all media is that men aren't interested in
seeing another man's penis. Men make the decisions
about what will be seen in the media because they
hold the pursestrings. A fact I thoroughly and
heartily resent. I have to sit with my husband
and watch female T & A on the TV and movies all
the time as well as in ads in print media constantly.
But I NEVER get treated to a peek at a male body.
It's so unfair and one-sided. The feminists were
right, the female body is exploited by men for
profit. As far as what I would find sexy. I enjoy
nitty gritty live sex just as much as a man. But
it would be nice if the woman initiated what she
wanted to do, what felt good to her instead of the
man always being 'in control' and using her body
for his satisfaction. When we see sex in the media
it is always about the man getting off. Noone ever
gives a thought to whether the woman gets off. This
is giving the men in the audience permission to be
sexually selfish, and intimidates women making them
afraid to ask to have their needs met.