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Most women don’t like seeing naked men?

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Georgethecat1 · 23/06/2024 21:07

If said woman is interested in men I should add!

Talking about strippers and how a lot of men seem to like the female body / stare at women. Talking in our group of friends and I don’t think women are the same and seeing a man topless does nothing for me. I’m talking super buff and has a good body too, I’m much more attracted based on personality and find the cockiness of thinking they are gods gift to women a turn off.

Only one friend said they love seeing naked / topless men and finds it sexual.

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LocalHobo · 23/06/2024 22:17

Limp dicks aren't all that interesting but hard ones attached to a hot guy are also nice to look at.
Clutching my pearls, but also nodding.
Regarding male strippers, for me it is the sort of man who would choose to do that job that turns me off.

WizardOfAus · 23/06/2024 22:18

My husband, yes.

Definitely not a random.

socks1107 · 23/06/2024 22:19

My husband yes but other men no

Moonlightstaralight · 23/06/2024 22:23

Never seen a male stripper and wouldn't want to. Don't particlarly like seeing naked men or men in speedos.
But I do quite like seeing a guy with his shirt off - wearing ordinary trousers or shorts. Depending on the guy of course. And the situation.

GingerPirate · 23/06/2024 22:26

No, not really.
And, talking about "swinging willies", I've never seen a strip show and don't think I ever will.
🥱

ladycarlotta · 23/06/2024 22:35

I just think that on the whole women - as a group - are not socialised to objectify men in the way men - as a group - have been socialised to objectify women. We aren't used to looking at them solely for our gratification. As others on this thread have pointed out, there is often an element of fear and risk assessment in our interactions with strange men. We do not, on the whole, regard their bodies as something we should automatically have access to.

At least, this is how I see it. I don't know if there is any innate biological difference between the ways men and women view one another, or whether it is just deeply-ingrained patriarchy. Men look at women in terms of 'what can you do for me', and women don't look at men in the same way, on the whole. I'm sure there are exceptions.

Georgethecat1 · 23/06/2024 22:37

minthybobs · 23/06/2024 21:57

I beg to disagree. A hot bloke with muscular arms and chest is very sexy to me. I only ever watched the fast and the furious franchise to see vin diesel in a tank top

Ahhh I’m a Paul Walker kinda girl….but I get what you are saying

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goldfinch73514 · 23/06/2024 22:38

I always assumed male strippers were for gay men, not straight women,

Previousreligion · 23/06/2024 22:39

Hot naked guy is a turn on only if he also has a good personality. Very average looking men can definitely be far, far more attractive to me than a man with model looks if personality is better.

I don't find images of random guys a turn on.

I am straight but actually would rather look at a random naked woman than random naked man, and find women's bodies more beautiful. If I was an artist I'd draw women not men.

goldfinch73514 · 23/06/2024 22:40

Good looking dressed man idoing the cleaning, however... 👀

Mummyofbananas · 23/06/2024 22:42

I wonder what it is about forearms- I find arms and hands the most attractive part of a man. I thought I was weird but there's a lot of comments saying the same thing.
I think womans naked bodies are nicer to look at that men but I'm not attracted to woman I think nature just made them prettier because me are more visual.

Georgethecat1 · 23/06/2024 22:43

Previousreligion · 23/06/2024 22:39

Hot naked guy is a turn on only if he also has a good personality. Very average looking men can definitely be far, far more attractive to me than a man with model looks if personality is better.

I don't find images of random guys a turn on.

I am straight but actually would rather look at a random naked woman than random naked man, and find women's bodies more beautiful. If I was an artist I'd draw women not men.

I was just thinking about this, I think I would rather look at naked lady too, not in a sexual way per se but in a beautiful way. I completely understand Jack Dawson on a deeper level 🤣

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KatPurrson · 23/06/2024 22:45

Februaryfeels · 23/06/2024 21:15

I'd rather see a man in a well cut suit or with shirt with sleeves rolled up

I particularly like a three piece suit with jacket off, shirt sleeves rolled up and tie at half mast with top button or two open.

RamonaRamirez · 23/06/2024 22:52

Male strippers are tacky and cringy and the whole concept is very unsexy. No exceptions.

a handsome sports guy taking his top off can make my brain short-circuit though 😂😍

RamonaRamirez · 23/06/2024 22:56

I think a lots of women who say women are more beautiful and they would rather see a najed woman than a naked man might want to contemplate their true sexuality… as maybe they are (suppressed) bi or lesbian .

i think that is quite common actually.

especially for women my generation (40s/ 50s)

Yozzer87 · 23/06/2024 22:58

I have to fancy the man to enjoy seeing him naked. I can become very aroused at seeing an actor I fancy in a nude scene but seeing a stereotypically good looking man topless or naked who I've never seen before does nothing for me.

OperationGoldDawn · 23/06/2024 23:00

some clothes leaves more to the imagination

Blackcats7 · 23/06/2024 23:00

Naked men never have appealed to me at all no matter what they look like. A night watching a stripper would be my idea of cringe making hell and not something I would ever consider.
The admin of my local womens fb group frequently posts images of muscly men topless or in just their pants with a title You’re Welcome Ladies. I hate it. The assumption that we will all drool over some unknown fake tanned fitness addict young enough to be the son of most members is just yuck. Let alone the assumption that there are no lesbians in the group.
I have always been attracted by a man’s personality and character and their looks are entirely secondary. Appearance wise as long as they are clean and tidy I couldn’t give a stuff what they look like.
Willies are just bits of flesh. Not attractive in themselves. I often wonder if any woman who has received an unasked for dick pic has ever thought lovely, must call this chap immediately.

MaidOfAle · 23/06/2024 23:10

KatPurrson · 23/06/2024 22:45

I particularly like a three piece suit with jacket off, shirt sleeves rolled up and tie at half mast with top button or two open.

I think the whole "suit = sexy" thing is why James Bond is always in a suit or dinner jacket at least once in every film.

MsCactus · 23/06/2024 23:33

Idontknowwhattodo78 · 23/06/2024 21:37

Agree. Some buff bloke wandering up and down the beach obviously loving himself and looking for attention, I find unattractive. And I couldn’t even begin to find a male strip show a turn on.
Entirely different for men. Put an attractive girl in a bikini and most men in the vicinity will gawp. And a lot of men like strip clubs too and private dances and paid sex. And before all the pearl clutchers say “not my Brian” the sex industry is a multi billion pound global industry. And it’s not women paying for it, it’s men. Not just a few and not just the same ones. It’s far more widespread than many women like to believe.
Men and women are fundamentally different when it comes to sex. If we weren’t, there would be just as many male lap dancing clubs and male brothels. There aren’t because women just wouldn’t find that a turn on. I’ve yet to meet a woman who would enjoy going to a place when she could pick a man and pay £50 for him to shag her. If the demand was there, those places would exist. They don’t.

I thought the reason was sexism - women have to repress sexual desires and appear "virginal", everything is portrayed through the male gaze, etc

I personally always thought it was unfair there were no male prostitutes for women. I think society isn't set up at all for women's desires, and a lot of women probably repress theirs as a result

MsCactus · 23/06/2024 23:37

Georgethecat1 · 23/06/2024 22:43

I was just thinking about this, I think I would rather look at naked lady too, not in a sexual way per se but in a beautiful way. I completely understand Jack Dawson on a deeper level 🤣

Do you not think this is because everything you see in the media is made for the male gaze - ie look at these gorgeous female curves, 90% of nude portraits are of women... We're basically bought up to think there's no beauty to naked men but naked women are sexy

Bemusedandconfusedagain · 23/06/2024 23:52

Colin Firth as Mr Darcy, coming out the lake in shirt and trousers and dripping wet, would have been much less hot if he was naked.

Bemusedandconfusedagain · 23/06/2024 23:56

MsCactus · 23/06/2024 23:33

I thought the reason was sexism - women have to repress sexual desires and appear "virginal", everything is portrayed through the male gaze, etc

I personally always thought it was unfair there were no male prostitutes for women. I think society isn't set up at all for women's desires, and a lot of women probably repress theirs as a result

I was musing about this the other day. If there were spa type places where women could pay for a guaranteed good time with a skilled male prostitute, I imagine there may be more take up. I think what would put women off generally is the prospect of paying good money for a one minute wonder that leaves her cold.

SD1978 · 24/06/2024 00:04

Random men have never been my thing- and dislike the overly buff physique- have gone to male strippers once and left very shortly after arriving. Much prefer podgy with glasses.

CreamStick · 24/06/2024 00:05

Top half yes - bottom half - no