in general adult males look like apes and adult females look like angels — 180 Proof
why female bodies are considered more coveted. — Maximum7
The typical hourglass shape coveted by men is a sign of good reproductive health; wider hips allow childbirth to be easier, for example. — Pinprick
It's more that it is culturally acceptable for men to talk openly -- and crudely -- about their view of the female body, but not so much for women to talk about their view of the male body.As a raving heterosexual with mostly like-minded friends, this divorce between gendered sensuality and gendered sexuality is slightly mysterious to me. — Kenosha Kid
Clearly, you don't have enough female friends/don't spend enough time with them. — baker
know men were dominant in ancient times but I never got the reason why female bodies are considered more coveted. — Maximum7
I'm saying that the gender differentiation in sensuality biased toward the female form isn't nearly as pronounced as you claim it is. — baker
I'm actually quite interested in this. Binged a ton of Pedro Almodovar recently and he is OBSESSED with women's bodies, to the extent that, if this was the 90s and Pedro was straight, we might expect a review to say something like "his camera makes love to them". As a raving heterosexual with mostly like-minded friends, this divorce between gendered sensuality and gendered sexuality is slightly mysterious to me. — Kenosha Kid
Because hairy hanging gonads aren't attractive to anyone. — Hanover
Ah, why do I bother. — baker
By "apes" I wasn't talking about anything relating to body hair. — K Turner
as my partner was saying just this morning, it's taken me decades just to start running a comb through my hair. — Kenosha Kid
Men usually don't go out of their way to be warm or inviting or dress pretty like women do. — K Turner
It makes sense that men are more easily aroused with respect to gamete asymmetry and the cost of resources involved. Males are not burdened with carrying to term which gives them incredible leverage/power between sexes. Easier arousal plays a role in competition for the fairer sex.
The drive to impregnate is on average stronger than the drive to be impregnated. — Nils Loc
I am a heterosexual male and find the female form to be amazing. When I was in college, one of my professors said that everything in media was through the male gaze. I definetely see this in movies and TV. A woman in a bikini always elicits a strong response from men and even non-gay women as well. The female body is objectified and obsessed over. Most people who watch porn are men and most nude photos of celebrities we want are women celebrities. Why is this so? Who decided the female form was more alluring than the male? I know men were dominant in ancient times but I never got the reason why female bodies are considered more coveted. — Maximum7
Men are straight lines and angles. Women are arcs and curvature. I suppose a lot of male and female attractiveness has to do with geometry. Straight lines and angles are easily "measured" (a scale and a protactor is all we need). Women, if they play their yin card well, are a different story, "measurable" only with indirect methods and that too only approximately. A lot of male casualties have been reported while trying to negotiate the curves of the female form. — TheMadFool
I’m more curious why there seems to be so much cultural resistance to admiring or objectifying the male form (I have a feeling it has something to do with men’s fragile egos, but I could be mistaken). — Possibility
Yeah, I got this from your last post, but I'm intrigued -- and there's no reason you'd necessarily be able to answer this -- why care about that? It sounds like you're far more interested in how women dress than I am, which isn't unusual in my experience. — Kenosha Kid
Why is this so? Who decided the female form was more alluring than the male? — Maximum7
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