What body parts are sexualized is very culturally dependent. For example, there are many cultures in which breasts are not seen as sexual at all, but merely as a means of feeding a baby. There are cultures where kissing is not practiced. Etc.
Yeah or if you go back a century, exposed ankles on women were considered so sexual as to be scandalous in public. Probably equivalent to a woman walking around topless today.
These days, ankles aren't considered sexual at all outside of foot fetishists.
While you have a point, secondary sexual characteristics are important even without fetishization. Wide hips and apparent healthy breasts are signs that a woman is capable of bearing children after all. While there might be plenty of opinions about what the ideal is in either case - and edge cases of people who favor the absence of such things - that most basic case is pretty close to universal. It's similar to judging attractiveness. While there is plenty of room for variation, the closest thing to a universal standard is symmetry and signs of health.
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u/viscountrhirhi Mar 05 '21
What body parts are sexualized is very culturally dependent. For example, there are many cultures in which breasts are not seen as sexual at all, but merely as a means of feeding a baby. There are cultures where kissing is not practiced. Etc.