This was a wonderful post. I'm reminded again of why I admire you so much, and am even starting to feel a bit inferior...again...
MUST NOT FEEL INFERIOR. Biology majors are just as intelligent as arts and education majors who write lots of (very good) fanfiction.
Anyways, you make some really excellent points. It's really stupid to think that "sexy=automatically degraded or degradable". I reckon it's perfectly possible to be sexually attracted to someone and, at the same time, deeply respect them. Ayn Rand actually had a theory that she set out in her fiction that your sexual attraction to someone is based on your deeply held values, and so...blahblahblah...people with high self-esteem will be attracted to those they respect very much, while people who think of themselves as degraded will be attracted to those they don't respect at all.
Yes, there are enormous holes in that theory which need filling, and Rand's sex scenes are written in ways almost deliberately to make feminists blanche. But my point is to backup what you said, that being sexually attracted to someone doesn't mean you automatically see them as sex objects.
Also, your post reminded me of all those people who say the Starlights' outfits look like bondage wear. To be honest, I used to kinda see their point. But now, after seeing Wonder Woman and her extremely sexy look, which almost mirrors those of the Starlights down to the high boots, I'm definitely reconsidering!
Sorry for such a long post...but one last thing. Please tell me honestly. Do you find the really thoughtful "rant" posts on my journal to be as intelligent and well thought out as yours? Forget about different opinions and politics for now, just rate them on how well I wrote. That will rest my heart.
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MUST NOT FEEL INFERIOR. Biology majors are just as intelligent as arts and education majors who write lots of (very good) fanfiction.
Anyways, you make some really excellent points. It's really stupid to think that "sexy=automatically degraded or degradable". I reckon it's perfectly possible to be sexually attracted to someone and, at the same time, deeply respect them. Ayn Rand actually had a theory that she set out in her fiction that your sexual attraction to someone is based on your deeply held values, and so...blahblahblah...people with high self-esteem will be attracted to those they respect very much, while people who think of themselves as degraded will be attracted to those they don't respect at all.
Yes, there are enormous holes in that theory which need filling, and Rand's sex scenes are written in ways almost deliberately to make feminists blanche. But my point is to backup what you said, that being sexually attracted to someone doesn't mean you automatically see them as sex objects.
Also, your post reminded me of all those people who say the Starlights' outfits look like bondage wear. To be honest, I used to kinda see their point. But now, after seeing Wonder Woman and her extremely sexy look, which almost mirrors those of the Starlights down to the high boots, I'm definitely reconsidering!
Sorry for such a long post...but one last thing. Please tell me honestly. Do you find the really thoughtful "rant" posts on my journal to be as intelligent and well thought out as yours? Forget about different opinions and politics for now, just rate them on how well I wrote. That will rest my heart.