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From: martyst@sco.COM (Fuming Incense Stencher)
Newsgroups: soc.feminism
Subject: Re: Erotic images/Gender response
Summary: Turnabout is fair play.
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Date: 25 Jun 91 22:53:26 GMT
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In article <1991Jun19.145117.1@dev8c.mdcbbs.com> rivero@dev8c.mdcbbs.com writes:
>A personal observation. I am not offended by pictures of nude men
>hanging in the offices of female coworkers. I do know some men who ARE
>offended, referring to these photos as "muscle bound surf bums".
>However, these offended persons strike me as being rather insecure
>about themselves.

A co-worker has a couple of beefcake pictures up in her cubicle.
They are rather arty shots of muscle-bound dudes emphasizing their
bodies: one's head is out of the frame and the other is kneeling
facing away from the viewer.

My first reaction was similar to what I hear a lot of the women
saying here: "Oh hell, I'm not as gorgeous as that." My second
reaction is, "Well, that's what she thinks is good to look at.
She's a nice person to work with, pleasant and hard-working. She's
got a right to a few square inches of delight in her work day."

To sum up: It's a little deflating to my ego, but not dangerous.

Marty
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