- In one ancient Greek myth, Zeus and Hera argue about whether men or women enjoy sex more. They ask the prophet Tiresias, whom Hera had once transformed into a woman, to settle the debate. He answers, “if sexual pleasure were divided into ten parts, only one part would go to the man, and and nine parts to the woman.
Great read! Although the direct sexual implications are fascinating, this was the most interesting piece to me: Seems like the stereotypes around sex/gender are far stronger than any moral views about sex as an act! Really fascinating.Womens’ supposed greater sex drive was an argument for their inferiority, but once the assumption became reversed, no one argued that mens’ lustfulness was a sign of a fundamental irrationality that should preclude them from business and politics. Rather than a handicap, a large sexual appetite was positive once it came to be seen as a characteristic of men. Women, being passionless, supposedly lacked the drive and ambition to succeed. Much like sex, the public realm of work was dirty and distasteful, hardly suitable to womens’ delicate sensibilities. Since their instincts were maternal rather than sexual, they were best suited to staying virtuously at home with the children.
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Historically, sexual drive (or supposed lust) is used as a mean to belittle and humiliate the one portrayed that way. It was Women back then, then it was Indian, then Black, Gays, Asian, etc...
If you want to link a race/gender to dumb soulless animal you highlight their (supposed) lust, their sexual prowess, their penis/ass size, their fertility. Old trick... But the article is right: for some reason, even this dont work when applied to white straight men.