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- From: anna@psych.toronto.edu (Anna Filippone)
- Subject: Re: Sick and tired of cries of sexism (was Re: 9 1/2 Weeks)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec28.230130.15387@psych.toronto.edu>
- Organization: P.S.A. (Psychology Student's Association)
- References: <1992Dec24.195620.2350@cbnewse.cb.att.com> <BD.92Dec27093825@fluent.UUCP> <Bzz1E5.HHt@fiu.edu>
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- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 23:01:30 GMT
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- In article <Bzz1E5.HHt@fiu.edu> feathers@serss0 (Michael Feathers) writes:
- >
- >>>> to believe that our society dictates men's satisfaction over
- >>>> women's..i see beer commercials that satisfy men's needs [i
- >>>> drink beer, too], sportscar commercials [i would like one,
- >>>> too], and many other instances where men's pleasure is the
- >>>> aim..not women's.
- >
- >I'm sure that one of the reasons that this topic shows up in relation to
- >movies is the difference between male and female stimulation. Men are
- >predominately stimulated by images. It is biological and it is no
- >accident that the market for pornography has always been and continues to
- >be predominately driven by males. On the other hand, female stimulation
- >is more situational and tactile.
-
- Umm....actually lots of recent research evidence shows that this ain't true.
- Women ARE aroused by images. I'd give the authors of the research papers to
- you but I'm on holidays & don't have a university library handy. I'm sure
- Masters & Johnson would have had something to say about it though. It's just
- the stereotype of this "biological" difference has continued the male market
- for pornography.
-
- Anna
-
- p.s. Guess we're getting pretty off topic here, eh?
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- "Mark but this flea, and mark in this,
- Anna Filippone How little that which thou deniest me is:
- anna@psych.toronto.edu Me it sucked first, and now sucks thee,
- And in this flea our two bloods mingled be." - Donne
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