Playgirl is dead and this has led numerous know-nothings in the media to come to the conclusion that women don’t like porn.
First there was this from Momlogic.
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In a small survey at the momlogic office, staff members were shown–well, members–and asked if they thought they were attractive. The responses were less than positive:
“I don’t like any parts of the penis.”
“This is gross.”
Thanks for nothing, Moms. Another advertisement for contraception, it seems.
Now the Yahoo attempt at being girly, Shine, has joined in:
I guess the obvious answer is that besides enduring, outdated social constructions, men tend to be more visually oriented when it comes to sexual fantasizing, women a bit more cerebral, and guys, I don’t mean for that to sound condescending.
Uh, how about apologising for being condescending to the girls? Jeezus, I’m sick of the constant re-iteration of the “women aren’t visual” myth.
Interestingly, I notice that the article is listed under the “astrology” section of Shine. So obviously it’s serious journalism.
In a society in which women are regularly taught that they should approach sexuality with fear and loathing, it’s hardly surprising that many women will develop a sense of aesthetics in which the genitalia are ‘gross’ – c.f. Nancy Friday’s discussion about “the cloaca concept”.
Playgirl is dead because all the men in the magazine were muscular.Many women are NOT turned on by macho muscular men.Women were looking at gay men’s magazines because the men are more balanced.more slender and beautiful instead of ruggid looking.We also have to rid ourselves of the myth that women are attracted to muscular men,most aten’t.
No one should rely on Momlogic for any survey.I can well inmagine many are rigid and have hang ups about male extremities.