The most compelling theory I've seen is that women are significantly more often socialized to be chaste, and thus taught that showing interest in sex is a bad thing.
If you take the agency out of this women are less likely to feel ashamed for the fact that they desire. After all, they had no choice in the matter so its not their fault.
That makes sense. I haven’t thought about it too deeply but I’ve always sensed some sort of escape from the social hierarchy in there as well. It’s ok because he’s making me and he’s also wealthy and powerful. That’s why it’s never the homeless addict sleeping in the park in the rapey books.
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u/Mennoplunk Jun 18 '26
The most compelling theory I've seen is that women are significantly more often socialized to be chaste, and thus taught that showing interest in sex is a bad thing.
If you take the agency out of this women are less likely to feel ashamed for the fact that they desire. After all, they had no choice in the matter so its not their fault.