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seabeyond

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21. you have a point and i do love your post.
Tue May 15, 2012, 02:17 PM
May 2012

i was a competitive swimmer from the mid 60's until the early 80's. might as well have been nude. wasnt hiding anything from anyone. naked most of my life. it was so natural and nonattention drawing. there was nothing there. an acceptance. no adult in that environment would even be allowed to sexualize the kids (teens).

that is why i have such issue today. i know back then it was not a continual inundation of this stuff. sexualizing and pornifying from the youngest of ages. with the net and the normalization of all this in our society and media, the conditioning of a womens worth solely resting on her looks and the examples given to both genders computerized perfection.

we were allowed to be healthy back then.

today, i think it takes a lot of work to get beyond so much we are fed, both genders, to stand in healthy.

it is a different world.

but the underlying basis of what you are saying, i totally agree with.

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The mind is what turns me on exboyfil May 2012 #1
an interesting seabeyond May 2012 #4
Looks can grow in more than one direction, too arcane1 May 2012 #8
yes... agreed. i was thinking that as typing seabeyond May 2012 #9
I wonder what percentage of men would read that and actually "get it".... hlthe2b May 2012 #2
Few, I suspect. redqueen May 2012 #14
Just wondering, aren't men objectified by women? Aren't men cast in roles upaloopa May 2012 #3
Yes, it is also done to men, just 5x less often. redqueen May 2012 #11
I'm throwing this out just as another "I wonder if." upaloopa May 2012 #20
you have a point and i do love your post. seabeyond May 2012 #21
"Someone with a healthy body acceptance can't be objectified" is a meaningless statement. redqueen May 2012 #22
who casts men in those roles? iverglas May 2012 #18
Is liking GW that different than liking small boobs? unc70 May 2012 #23
heh heh iverglas May 2012 #25
Really? This is the issue you've decided to make your passion? n/t Dawgs May 2012 #5
Welcome to the History of Feminism Group. Please read the SOP. redqueen May 2012 #12
you might peruse the threads in the lounge and take a look at the one that starts seabeyond May 2012 #17
Sad. Six years old and already aware of the importance of hotness. redqueen May 2012 #19
Really? Pathetic disruption is the way to spend your time on this site? BlueIris May 2012 #24
Well how about this TexasProgresive May 2012 #6
It's good that there are so many men who see women as people and not sex objects. redqueen May 2012 #13
The final paragraph is worth clicking the link for. arcane1 May 2012 #7
ah... good for you posting this. lol. i didnt go in and read the whole. seabeyond May 2012 #10
there's often not a lot to be added ;) iverglas May 2012 #15
Your last paragrah summed it up quite well. redqueen May 2012 #16
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