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[–]Richard_Parker 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

"What the science suggests is that all women get turned on by other women, at least a little bit."

Not sure I would describe it that way. Female sexuality sure seems fluid. You have women like Kate Pearson who were into men mostly for decades then gomlesbian. I heard Dr Drew (I know) say while having Ray Oldhafer on that menopausal women going lesbian seems to be repeatable men as they get tired of men. I do know men do not work that. Should circumstance turn me into the most raving, homicidal misogynist, I will still be repulsed by the idea of being with men sexually.

"This includes a lot of other things, particularly identities which have been invented very recently and really don't have any actual meaning."

Not sure, and it does not really matter. proves that social and cultural factors do weigh heavily.

"Right, pop divas... where could you go wrong?"

Yeah, I get it, that stuff is certainly decadent, but in that particular manifestation not all that bad, particularly compared with contemporary figures like Katy Perry, Ariane Brand etc, whose lyrics and imagery are downright scandalous (whereas Deborah Harry was just sexy but still had some class about her, even as she failed to become a mother sadly). Six year old boys should probably not be exposed to it, or maybe they should in a modified way.

To be sure, I was being a bit flippant about Deborah Harry, but when compared with what is going on today with gays getting to our kids and really regardless I think it is healthy for boys to understand what desirable women are (within certain boundaries) and this is something you should be drawn to. I imagine same thing for girls when they see a cowboy in an advertisement or a firefighter or other male figure.