Dialogue on Sexuality & Male Vulnerability

http://www.amazon.com/Sex-Ethics-Communication-Valerie-Peterson/dp/1609270258... ?FIRST SEE?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR3usQC0RJQ

Category:

Education

Tags:

• discussion
• dialogue
• vulnerability
• sexuality
• masculinity
• gender
• technology

[DiwataMan]

You went all out on the christmas decorations I see. My body oozes sex by the way.

[equallyeasilyfuqyou]

me vulnerable? i'm way too callous for that.

[Thunderharald]

I think this notion that Anthony presented is recognized publicly. Some bragging is alright and perhaps even expected but there is a thin line that can be crossed if a person brags too much. When this very thin and fragile line is crossed most people in the conversation can feel the dark and sinister place from which this need arouse. Most people then proceed by unspokenly disapprove of that person. I never really thought about how harsh it must be to be dismissed like that. Thank you Anthony

[volkermuller55]

Man she just pushed you out of the conversation and drifted off into her own ramble. Annoying

[ActualRealLife]

It doesn't surprise me that a necrophiliac would make the claim that people would ideally have sex with objects if they associated them with sex, as this is the mentality common with those into fetishes. This is NOT normative however, as human sexuality is typically driven by a deeper fascination with other people as beings with emotions and a life experience.

Also, I'm surprised it took so long for Peterson to acknowledge Antons point. She was completely off the mark with her analysis.

[KennyReddwooddforest]

Haha, Sigmund Freud believed that women envied the penis. He was wrong. Do you have a dog? I hear a dog in the background. Maybe it has to do with the microphone. Is your wife a professor of philosophy, too? I see men as sexual objects with sexy bodies. I can't relate to the statistics you talk about. But I am not an average woman, either. I like men who are highly intelligent, that alone I find sexy. I don't dress up for men. I am a nerd. But, yeah, I have bragged about my dildo. I admit it.

[369dc]

ur gf?

[mickGPN]

I think you're absolutely right that patriarchy is ultimately a way for men to hide their vulnerability through a kind of numbness - although by this stage the fear has been so transmuted into aggression that it's almost unrecognisable. So, it's good that you raise this issue, but most people haven't even started to come to terms with the obvious stuff yet, so I can't see you getting very far... apart from in the unusually intelligent environment of the comments section of this video :-)

[de97531]

nice discussion, lol, interesting topic

[photent]

The idea that we treat the male body as a machine is very interesting. It reminds me of this article: realitysandwich. com/node/49048

The male writer gives an account of how he's developed his skill to control coming till his partner has been satisfied. He really is an example of what you're talking about. Maybe the mystery of the male sex will come back into the scene if we find out that ejaculation isn't necessary for orgasm. This would remove the 'output' of the machine metaphor.

[MetaCraken]

Lol Anton, you shout.

[CosmicSeaman]

Interesting conversation. My theory is that males strive to satisfy (big simplification) the need for respect/power, and sexual needs. Males are constantly in conflict with other males in the need for social respect/dominance. In the quest for sexual gratification, the best way to dominate is to fully objectify women to the point where they are nothing but objects of desire.