It's very widely accepted theory that women on average can get attention, dates and sex far easier than the average men (just check any internet dating service, chat room, dance club etc.. if you have doubts). So given this, why is it that women are so often 'exploited' sexually in society (I'm talking legally)?
Just because a woman can get sex easily doesn't mean she's in control sexually. The very reason they get exploited is because men want to have sex with them.
They're not being exploited because they need sex, but because they need other things, such as money. They can also be exploited when they desire status, gifts, for threats not to be enacted against them, etc. Sometimes they can be exploited just for social acceptance.
In general, it is harder to get sex from women than men, so people are willing to do more to get sex from them.
Disclaimer: I hate suggesting that "men are easy", largely because so many of us aren't. Hell, I've turned down two or three offers this year already. (Starting at Jan. 1st.) But men, in general, can be easy because so many of them just want to sleep with anything that walks. So while getting sex from a particular man may be difficult or impossible, getting it from a man is pretty easy.
Because they always go for the type of guy who is going to exploit them. They go for the Alpha male, the rock star. This guy can get lots of girls so he doesn't care enough to treat her good. The girl then complains that all men are users and players.
Kate I don't think he is talking about sex workers here, hes talking about regular old dating.
Whats with the thumbs down? I am just stating the obvious. Women do have more control over who they date and have sex with. Much moreso than men. It is not exploitation if she gave it up to some stud, no matter how nice his ride was. She has free will to say no.
This "control" you speak of? Yeah, you're insinuating that women have "control" because we can choose not to sleep with you.
Oops, I'm sorry, is free will threatening to you?
Women don't go into sex work so they can get laid. They go into sex work because they are poor and desperate.
Poverty and drugs.
It's a fairly simple concept, really.
I agree.
It should be and more than often IS ABOUT choice -- if a female wants to use her sexuality to gain a reward (attention/money/fame) why not?
However, I'm not sure your use of 'sexually exploited' is simply referring to the 'sexuality' of being female and where that positions her in a 'male fantasy orientated culture' ..
For me - the exploitation is when the lady is paid less than a guy for same job or when she is the most qualified and effective team member yet is over looked for promotion .. or when a man uses his physcial weight/muscle to control a female ... or if a boss employs a female with two lovely kids whose husband left her for the neighbour so needs the job badly ... then if she doesnt sleep with him or accept a dinner invite - finds she lost that much needed job!
These are the exploits that often go unseen - just like many things have in history for many exploited groups ... but sooner or later they see the light of day for judgement ..
Some agree and others don't ... but these days - the merry fight of sexual equality is nearly won ..and given this i do think some women exploit it to their own advantage i.e . accusing someone of rape if it didnt happen, suing the boss for harrassment because he wouldn't promote her' etc ... or making ?1,500 for 1 hours work giving three men blow* jbs on a porn* movie without smudging herlipstick !!
It would seem these days women are reaping divine karma for their history of exploitatin ... so now a days it is two way traffic .. but mostly the exisiting exploitation is at discourse level and is covered up also ...
Women experiencing this or fighting against it do a great job ... but i fear there will always be men with superiority attitudes or who see women as objects of sexual lust rather than feeling, thinking and valued human beings.