It amazes me how men are still considered to be more sexual than women. There is one book that is responsible for 20% of all fiction sales currently in this country: Fifty Shades of Grey. A book that is almost exclusively about sex must be targeted at men, right? Well unless you have been living under a rock, you'll know that it's marketed to housewives. This book basically amounts to "literary" porn, and that would be using the word "literary" very liberally. I've heard excerpts from the book, and it is very poorly written. That's only one way one could tell that it isn't being read for it's literary value. Another is the spike in sales of grey ties and other sex toys that are used in the books. There's even a movie in the works, which I'm pretty sure can already be seen on a variety of porn sites.
Speaking of movies, Magic Mike is further proof that women are more sexual than they like to let on. From what I've heard, the theaters are full of women watching this movie with their friends, not same-sex attracted men. Obviously women want to go see naked men, or else Chippendale's and Thunder from Down Under wouldn't exist. However, men are ridiculed for going to strip clubs.
Finally, sex toys are designed more for women than they are for men. Most sex toys are designed for female bodies. There are very few that are designed for male bodies, and those all have a very negative stigma attached to them. However, that applies to all aspects of sex: it's okay for women to do it, but when men do it, it's just plain creepy!
I'm not saying there's anything wrong with women being sexual, by all means have fun! All I'm saying is that they need to admit to it, and not just calling men creepy.
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