Posted by Brad Chisholm on June 24, 1998 at 17:15:22:
In Reply to: Re: visual erotica and gender posted by Linda on June 12, 1998 at 13:25:36:
Linda,
Thanks for your response to my 4 questions on
visual erotica and gender differences. When
you describe what you have to put up with when
watching erotica that clearly is aimed at male
viewers you speak for a great many people. I've
refined these questions and expanded them to
eight. This forum was my first test of the
material and strong opinions such as yours
helped me improve the questions. If you
or anyone who reads this followup would care
to answer "eight questions that might make
you blush" to help further my "invisible penis"
research, I would be happy to send them to you.
Contact me at bchisholm@stcloudstate.edu.
Brad Chisholm, Associate Professor
Department of Theatre & Film Studies
St. Cloud State University
St. Cloud, MN 56301
P.S. and a special thanks to Vivienne LaFay for
establishing this forum in the first place!
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.