'Flex Sex': interesting research on women's sexual fluidity

[kortick]

What terran? no pics of any Borgs? gotta admit that queen borg was a kinky one. always appreciate a lady with electronic toys. anyways this whole thing is amusing basing who you should sleep with by looks or gender to me is an emetic notion. Such shallow perspectives. I gave up on vanilla long long ago. Back when I was into multiple partners and S&M. i date a bisexual stripper now. and of the two if us she is the sane one. its amusing to take your girl to the prison to pick up one of her friends who are getting out so she can have sex with her. to me thats normal. Oh well... and Marie, i have much darker depths than the "norm", but i find it amusing you like hairy asses on men. and what the hell are bee stings? i think I know what you mean but...

[Terran]

There was borg.....but those are the pictures that didnt show up....

[Marie]

and what the hell are bee stings? i think I know what you mean but... Bee bites are a slang term for men's nipples... M_

[Neil]

Bee bites are a slang term for men's nipples... M_ That reminds me of a joke... A little girl runs into the kitchen and asks her mother for a big glass of cider. "Why do you want that?" the mother asks. "I've just been stung by a bee!" declares the little girl. "Oh dear! But why do you want the cider?" the mother asks. "Well, my sister says, when ever she gets a prick in here hand she always puts it in cider!"

[Mike70]

i think that there are pleasing aspects to both the female and male form. a hot female body causes a sexual response in me - especially a really nice butt, which i find extremely attractive. a toned male body on the other hand causes more of an admiration response in me. a kind of acknowledgement of the work that went into getting and keeping a toned form. if that makes any sense at all. and of the two if us she is the sane one. nuh-uh. i never would've believed that if you hadn't of told us

[Marie]

i think that there are pleasing aspects to both the female and male form. if that makes any sense at all. It makes a great deal of sense. Yes, I look at well toned members of my own sex too. Nothing weird here move along. M_

[MinionZombie]

It makes a great deal of sense. Yes, I look at well toned members of my own sex too. Nothing weird here move along. M_ Blokes have to be careful with such appreciation though, you'll most likely get teased. Don't use the word "fit", if you absolutely must, use some boring term like "physically healthy within the athletic definition" ... or just keep schtum.

[Chic Freak]

I have been keeping up with reading this thread for the last couple of days, but been too busy to type out a response unfortunately! It's got really interesting. This of course though doesn't mean we all want to have sex with women, or that women are bisexual by nature. Thats just an absurd conclusion. Finding a female body beautiful doesn't mean women in general want to chow down on the muffin. I actually hadn't even thought of that as a criticism of that study. So much for the degree in psychology. But you're absolutely right, just because you're aroused by watching video footage of a person, it doesn't automatically follow that you'd have sex with them in real life, if you got the chance. Or at least, if you are trying to carry out a scientific experiment, you shouldn't make assumptions like that. The most you could say would be, "all the women we observed were aroused by watching video footage of other women," not "all women are bisexual." Women have symmetrical looking bodies with graceful lines and rounded edges because thats what we as a species are drawn to, men have linear looking utility type bodies, good for getting things done, but nothing really to look at. Hee hee, I disagree, the "good for getting things done" thing can be quite hot Beauty is subjective, but it doesn't have to just mean a curvy lady. Very wise words. there are lots of cultural reasons for the way the male form was treated in greek and roman art - especially in greek art. i could go on forever about said reasons but won't. Please do, I'm interested There's those cute little furry butts for for thing AAARGH furry butts! That's so funny. I hadn't really thought about it before, but yeah, a fuzzy butt on a man is actually really cute... not so much on a woman though, heh (personally). i think that there are pleasing aspects to both the female and male form. a hot female body causes a sexual response in me - especially a really nice butt, which i find extremely attractive. a toned male body on the other hand causes more of an admiration response in me. a kind of acknowledgement of the work that went into getting and keeping a toned form. if that makes any sense at all. It makes perfect sense. You can admire someone's body, especially if it's something that they've obviously worked hard to achieve, without feeling sexually attracted to them. For me, this is especially true of very muscular men, as I don't really find it attractive, but I can appreciate the work that went into it. Blokes have to be careful with such appreciation though, you'll most likely get teased. Don't use the word "fit", if you absolutely must, use some boring term like "physically healthy within the athletic definition" ... or just keep schtum. lmao!

[MinionZombie]

hehe, furry butts ... ... although mine ain't exactly porcelain... Smooth butts are for babies in those nappy wipe adverts, and women in general.

[Mike70]

ok Amy, the differences between the portrayal of men and women in greek art. i'll try to be brief. i am not an art historian by training (my deal is the roman republic) but here goes: the greeks generally portrayed the male form (esp. in sculpture) as nude and highly idealized. one of the main reasons for this was athletics. athletes in the ancient world were just as famous and popular as the are today and all athletic competitions (excluding armor races- where people dressed in full hoplite armor competed in footraces) were done nude. the ripped, muscular forms that we see in greek art of men are attempts by the greeks to hold up an ideal form for young men to aspire to. masculine, strong, fierce in competition and brave. these were also qualities that young men would need on the battlefield. greek hoplite warfare was very egalitarian. everyone fought. everyone. you would be in the phalanx with your father, brothers, uncles, cousins, close neighbors, etc. so it was felt important by the greeks that depictions of men in art upheld the ideas and masculine qualities that a young man would need to be successful on the battlefield and athletic pursuits. women, on the other hand, occupied a very low position in greek society. they were basically the property of their husbands or fathers (if unmarried) and were expected to be silent and obedient to their fathers, brothers and ultimately husband. the ideas that the greeks portrayed in their depictions of women therefore dealt more with themes of motherhood, household duties and above all, chastity and faithfulness in marriage. that is why women in greek art are usually depicted clothed (not always but usually) and often are shown engaged in some sort of domestic or religious duty.

[Chic Freak]

That's great, cheers Kind of interesting that women were pictured being functional and men were pictured being 'pretty'... kind of the opposite of today. Although I get what you're saying about them looking ripped for functional purposes, athletics and battle.