There are many men who want to watch male sports and female nudity and not the other way around. Some claim that these men are sexist or misogynist. In fact they are just watching what they find attractive. More people want to watch male sports than female sports. More people want to watch female nudity than male nudity. It is simply the case of people trading on what they find to be attractive. A well-shaped woman is good to look at. So is an athletically skilled man.
As a straight man, I do not try to get it on with other guys. I can appreciate a nice physique – male or female - without lusting for it. Instead I see female nudity in the same way as I see male sports. It is physical excellence and accomplishment. The women who do it put in a lot of effort into being their physical best. And far from it being some kind of exploitation of women, it is a way for them to be their best. It does not degrade women; it allows them to be women while being their best.
One fascinating event, a long time ago, was an American Olympic skier Julia Mancuso winning the gold medal while wearing a tiara. Of course the other girls in the sport were tomboys, and they were not happy to see that outcome. Here is a woman who did an excellent job being a tomboy without losing her femininity. She is the proof that slanders against such women – such as that they are weak or stupid – are completely wrong. Here is someone who beats men at their game while also beating other women at theirs.
A very smart and strong woman I know has a sticker on the fridge that says “Women who seek to be equal to men lack ambition.” In my experience, I’ve seen any number of women have virtues that are very rarely had by men. There are plenty of women who are as professionally successful as any man. There are plenty of women who know how to take care of children. And then of course there is that little issue of who can and cannot give birth.
Is it against women for a champion skier to wear a tiara? Absolutely not. If you are a woman who is a tomboy, such a direction is viable. The woman finds a unique way to be her best. She beats men at men’s endeavor. And she does this while remaining classically feminine.
The people who think that women are weak or stupid if they are beautiful are best refuted by contact with a sizable number of East European women. Here are women who are very much feminine, who are also smart and strong. The Western men would be made acquainted with a much better type of women than they stand to find at home. As for the East European men, they stand to be alerted as to how good are their women in international comparison, leading them to appreciating them and treating them better – or seeing them leave in large numbers to be with men who are willing to be better to them.
I once rode in a cab run by a man from Sierra Leone. He said that women want to be loved for their appearance. There are many women who don’t want anything to do with their appearance – or with men - at all, but I doubt that man would prefer their company. In much of the world, the men are spoiled and have at their disposal women who are beautiful, strong and family-oriented. And all they can think to do is treat these women like trash.
For as long as there are men who choose to be jerks to women, there will be need for feminism. However it must also be necessary to confront wrong things done in the name of feminism, such as attacking Julia Mancuso. Here is the best of womanhood and the best of humanhood. A woman who beats both men and women. And I will encourage more strong and intelligent women in that path.