Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Women have been taught that they are not meant to be pleasured during sex. We didn't even know that a woman could even have an orgasm for the longest time. Some women today don't even know how to give themselves orgasms and are taught that masturbating and figuring out what their bodies can do themselves is wrong and even perverse.  Our husbands are the ones who are supposed to give us the orgasms and we are supposed to sit back and let them figure it out themselves. Only about 30% of women can have an orgasm from penetration, leaving the other 70% to rely on oral sex or some other type of stimulation. Of course this is a perfectly fine way for women to get an orgasm, but a guy isn't "obligated" to please his woman once he has had his orgasm (so get yours first, ladies). In porn women moan and groan and scream and cry at the slightest touch, and this is highly unrealistic. Of course, women make noises, but usually not as much or not as loud (and not as fake...) in real life. In class we talked about why a woman would do this. We said that she would do it to please her partner so he feels good about himself during sex. But wouldn't it make him feel worse if he knew that he wasn't pleasing her the right way?
In magazines like Cosmo, there are a ton of articles about how to please your man. These aren't all sexual (and not horrible) but they reminded me of a 1950's "housewife guide."

1 comment:

  1. I agree with you. Its crazy to think that some men actually believe a woman doesn't "deserve" an orgasm. After watching that documentary in class it really opened my eyes to what is actually being "taught" in a sense through pornography. It is giving men and women standards that are almost impossible to meet. It is making women feel like they need to look and act a certain way, and in some cases men are influenced so much that they need a "porn star" to be aroused. Not only is it going back to the "beauty" standard, its affecting peoples self esteem, making them feel like they aren't good enough in bed unless they are doing something they may not be comfortable doing.

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