[Vanessa]

Do men ever think their role as the sexual aggressor is something they might do away with, in the same manner feminism did away with the expectation that women should all be housewives?

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Name : Vanessa, Gender : F, Age : 21, City : West Palm Beach, State : FL, Country : United States, 

[John29293]

Drawing a parallel between men giving up being the sexual aggressor and women giving up being housewives is an apples-and-oranges comparison. First, whatever it is that drives men to be the sexual aggressor was around long before women thought about being housewives. Second, it exists in cultures where women may not ordinarily be housewives. Third, it is also found in species other than humans, where the concept of “housewife” doesn’t even exist. All of which is not to say that men (or some men, at least) might not be interested in sharing the role from time to time!

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Name : John29293, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 49, City : Houston, State : TX, Country : United States, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Norm]

I’m certainly not an expert on this subject, but my understanding is that testosterone and “society” have given men a double whammy (no excuses, just an observation). Is this nature or nurture? I’m not convinced either way, but I can’t comprehend “giving up” my sex drive any more than I can give up hunger or a need for sleep. What I can understand is that how men act is often a matter of maturity, not a decision to “give up” something. I’ve known women who were abused both mentally and physically, and it offends me – not all men are idiots.

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Name : Norm, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Methodist, Age : 46, City : Detroit, State : MI, Country : United States, Occupation : Management, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

[Kat26808]

I don’t know what the guys will have to say about this, but as a woman, I find there’s not a thing wrong with being wanted. Obviously, this statement only applies in consensual, “normal” relationships – I’m not inferring it’s acceptable or desirable to be stalked, harrassed, raped, etc., but when that man I love and trust gathers me up close to him, all male, all sexual, well, sometimes, that’s just exactly what I want.

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Name : Kat26808, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Methodist, Age : 28, City : Birmingham, State : AL, Country : United States, Occupation : Professional, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Jim30735]

Perhaps, although I distinguish between ‘aggression,’ which may be innate, and ‘aggressive behavior,’ which I expect mature people to control. I always hoped that the women’s movement would spark an equivalent, viable men’s movement that would help to free men of the gargantuan burden of expectation placed on us. What would it mean to be free of chivalry, the ‘code of the West’ and other social strictures? Free of the obligation (based on gender) to fight your nation’s wars? Free to emote in public? Free from other men’s judgment if you’re not your family’s chief breadwinner? Free of abused women’s assumptions about you? Free to parent in an unreservedly loving manner?

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Name : Jim30735, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : European-American, Age : 40, City : Denver, State : CO, Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Barrington-N]

Oh how I would love to trade places with a woman. I would gladly sit in a coy and disinterested manner at the bar while men agonize over just how to approach me. If only you women knew how enslaved we are.

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Name : Barrington-N, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, City : Baton Rouge, State : LA, Country : United States, Occupation : Almost a lawyer, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, 

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