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Why is it that men and women have a different reaction to sexuality?
So why is that women seem to be me more threatened by sexuality or nakedness then men?
Originally posted by Bee2010
reply to post by Phantom28804
Females are conditioned to avoid situations where rape and physical assult may occur. Men throughout history and even today are commonly the sexual aggressors in society. A man naked sends an alarm bell to the woman. she is instantly on the defensive from the seeming threat of a surprise assault. This is because she does not know the man or his intentions.
A woman is always told not to walk home alone in the dark, watch out for strange men etc and for very good reason. A man is told no such thing. A man is told he should seek out sexual partners hence why he becomes aroused and why she feels threatened.
Females are conditioned to avoid situations where rape and physical assult may occur. Men throughout history and even today are commonly the sexual aggressors in society. A man naked sends an alarm bell to the woman.
A woman is always told not to walk home alone in the dark, watch out for strange men etc and for very good reason. A man is told no such thing. A man is told he should seek out sexual partners hence why he becomes aroused and why she feels threatened.
Also consider this. Bird and animal species (the swan comes to mind) seem to have 'moral' stances like lifetime monogamy. How is that possible without (their) religion? (that we know of, can see/tell....!)
Not necessarily! A relative of mine had a close neighbor in his house, who would, at night in his window, with the lights on so everyone could see (no curtains) be naked there, jerking off. Her and other neighbors who could see it, (and he WANTED them to see it) called the cops. That kind of man is DANGEROUS.
Originally posted by galadofwarthethird
reply to post by Bee2010
Females are conditioned to avoid situations where rape and physical assult may occur. Men throughout history and even today are commonly the sexual aggressors in society. A man naked sends an alarm bell to the woman.
Yes because there are plenty men walking around naked, and attacking people. Lets face it if you see anybody naked your most likely in a situation you brought yourself into and wanted to get into.
I think everybody both male and female is told to be careful while walking home alone in the dark. A man might get jumped robbed and stabbed, a female might get raped and stabbed. And who told you that men are told to seek out sexual partners, your downplaying nature here and making yourself look like a victim, when in fact your not, your just another player in a game with a little different strategy.
edit on 29-3-2011 by galadofwarthethird because: (no reason given)
Maybe you don't live in an area with a lot of people, but rape is actually quite a common thing, and contrary to what you then imply that "she asked for it" is just a lame bit of victim blaming there.
And regarding what is referred to where I live as "flashers" we have them all the time here on the subway, and the problem is most definitely with these mentally disturbed dong wavers, not every other poor soul who happens to be in his line of sight:
I don't think you realize that men are just not preyed on the same way women are when it comes to sexual aggression. Just because a dude *could* get robbed, does not mean he has to deal with the same degree of sexual aggression and threat of rape that women have to deal with PRACTICALLY ALL THE TIME.
Most men don't think twice about walking home alone from work, a woman is perfectly aware, every time she goes out alone, that she needs to be careful, not talk to strangers, watch our for creeps, etc. This is why most women don't respond positively to being cat called despite some extra dense men *not being able to understand how they could not possibly enjoy it*
.because women see it as an act of sexual aggression, something to be wary of...an alarm goes off and she automatically moves to the opposite side of the street, far far far away from the offending creep.
Instead of men always assuming that women are over-reacting when it comes to these types of things, I just wish some could step out of their own worlds and understand that there's a whole system of social and societal gender issues that shape our perceptions of the world, and that most women have to deal with a whole lotta extra bull-crap in their day to day lives that men don't even usually need to give a thought about...it's not "playing victim"...it's just reality.