Its past time for people to stop telling girls that all guys want is sex. I remember getting this message over and over again when I was young - especially in my early 20's
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Additionally, if you say/hear something enough times, it is bound to become so ingrained that even information or irrefutable proof to the contrary won't make you reassess your stance. You will see exceptions to the "rule" as outliers, and look for proof of why they are different from the supposed norm., rather than thinking about how flawed the "norm" is in the first place.
I believe all people exist across a spectrum of sexual identity and behaviors, and our place in this spectrum is mutable and subject to variances in circumstance. To say that all men are X or all women are Y (or maybe all men are Y and all women are X? teehee) is, to me, like saying we are not capable of adapting to changes in our environment...wrong! We didn't get to be top parasite without evolving, thank you very much.
I do find it funny, however, and a little frustrating, how our culture simultaneously messages that we are all individuals and have the right to wear, say, do, or shoot whatever we want...but at the same time men have no control over our groins and women have no control over their emotions. Whatever.
I believe all people exist across a spectrum of sexual identity and behaviors, and our place in this spectrum is mutable and subject to variances in circumstance. To say that all men are X or all women are Y (or maybe all men are Y and all women are X? teehee) is, to me, like saying we are not capable of adapting to changes in our environment...wrong! We didn't get to be top parasite without evolving, thank you very much.
I do find it funny, however, and a little frustrating, how our culture simultaneously messages that we are all individuals and have the right to wear, say, do, or shoot whatever we want...but at the same time men have no control over our groins and women have no control over their emotions. Whatever.
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