Am I “Doing It” Right?
Hannah and Adam from HBO’s Girls HBO’s “Girls” is an exploration of young women’s sexuality today, so I was struck by a scene that the New York Times’ Frank Bruni described as being all about what “he”...
View ArticleWho Has a Higher Sex Drive?
While some women want more sex than their partners, generally the pattern goes the other way. Why? Researchers at Indiana University say, Women had a wider range of response, with some loving sex, and...
View ArticleIf Sports Were Covered Like Women’s Beach Volleyball
In honor of the Summer Olympics, and because I’m out of town, I’m rerunning this: Interesting contrast between photos of men’s and women’s beach volleyball. For men you find tough, competitive guys:...
View ArticleMen’s Pleasure Is More Important?
Peggy Orenstein, Girls & Sex Many young women are now engaging in sex acts with men that prioritize the man’s pleasure, with little or no expectation of reciprocity. So says cultural theorist...
View ArticleA Sex Object Not Enjoying Sex
It’s not unusual these days for a young woman to become preoccupied with how attractive she looks, habitually seeing herself through her partner’s eyes, and judging herself based on what she thinks he...
View ArticleTrump: It’s Only Words
Trump at the second debate. Trump insults women and others but his actions are to the contrary. He hires women on an equal basis, like his daughter Ivanka and his campaign manager Kellyanne Conway....
View ArticleWhy Do Women Prioritize Men’s Pleasure?
Only want to please your man? A lot of women prioritize men’s pleasure over their own. Instead of focusing on her own pleasure a woman may worry about whether she’s attractive enough. Or she may agree...
View ArticleKeep Your Boobs, Get Better Guys
If I had I been more spiritually evolved, or more grounded at 22 when I got breast implants, I never would have gotten them. Yes I got lots of attention, sexual attention. And for awhile I enjoyed it....
View ArticleSex Object vs Sexy vs Sexual
Many people think that “sexual objectification” and “sexy” and “sexual” are all the same thing. They’re not. Here’s a quick primer: Sexy vs Sexual When my students talk about “being sexual” they are...
View ArticleSexual Objectification and Me
By Annie Figueroa I cut my jeans into skimpy shorts, befriended the weed-smoking troublemakers in detention, and ditched the classes I once cared about. That’s how I rebelled in frustration over a...
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