I'm so not surprised you said that it was a feminist control tactic LOL. Let me try to give you another perspective on it.
I'm aware men are visual...so are women believe it or not HOWEVER, looking back throughout marketing history, art, etc....you find women constantly portrayed in alluring manners...men not so much (unless of course it was homosexual in nature such as in greek/roman murals). Many times it's flattering oftentimes in modern days though...not so flattering. I don't think you'd find one woman that would object to a naked figurine of a woman as a "fertility" symbol....that's been done for eons. However, airbrushed, siliconed, and spread-eagle in a magazine....doesn't paint quite the same picture. Sure a man might find it visually stimulating....but a woman often thinks....Gee thanks! And (yes, I know you aren't supposed to start a sentence with "and")...you know, I don't think women would find it nearly so offensive....if the women in the magazines/ads/movies....looked like real women and not manufactured real life blow-up dolls. I can't tell you how much I'd just love to see a Victora's Secret commercial or catalog with "real" women in it.....instead of women that represent less that 5% of the female population.
BUT...Do you find many male strip clubs for women in just about all large cities? No, you don't. You might find a few in some of the very large cities....but you don't find them everywhere....they are few and far between. Most towns of any decent size...do cater that way to men. Kind of one-sided. Mens sexual egos are catered to....a woman's often isn't. It's as if society has accepted that it's perfectly fine to encourage a mans sexual appetite, but not a womans.
Are there pornographic publications directed at women that contain nude men? Yes, but very few. There are countless publications depicting women for men. Yet again, very heavily swayed.
Women in the town I live in have tried to open up a male strip club....they have been stopped for one reason or another (and I do mean always). Yet there are countless clubs for men. They have even managed to somehow survive in areas that aren't zoned for them.
Do you see a restaraunt called "Dicks"....no, but you do see "Hooters". Historically women have been portrayed as "objects". It's not a feminist control tactic for women to be offended by being portrayed in certain ways. I don't view it as judging men....more as being offended by how men are choosing to judge me. Yet again just a different side of the gender coin.
Cobra...I really wish you'd get off your feminist kick, I often don't feel like I can say anything to you without you somehow saying I'm being feminist. Just becaues a woman has a view different than yours on issues such as this doesn't make her a feminist....and it doesn't mean she's been influenced by feminists....sometimes we actually make our decisions based on our own true feelings about things
Of course you aren't going to view a woman being portrayed in a certain light as "objectifying"...as you've stated you are a man, it's what you are used to....it's what many men have been raised to view as normal. Is it wrong? I'm not one to say.....but how would you feel if your W constantly viewed naked men with hard on's (or whatever turned her on) and either compared them to you....or basically ignored you?
