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Gormy Cuss

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13. We're joking about men's underwear leagues
Sat Sep 29, 2012, 09:29 PM
Sep 2012

because it's so absurd to form leagues of "sports" that are really just T & A shows. I wouldn't support a league where men were being objectified that way either.

A male equivalent of "Hooters" would never be successful if marketed as a family restaurant because our society doesn't view an emphasis on penises as equivalent to an emphasis on breasts. That difference by gender is what we're talking about.

You lost me when you stated that woman just need to ask to see men naked vs. men needing to pay. If I walked up to five guys in a bar and asked them to strip I doubt there would be any takers. If I offered them $20 each, I might get one to disrobe.

Most of the time when men and women disrobe for each other it's a voluntary, fee-free arrangement. That there are more opportunities for men to pay women to disrobe rather than vice versa is a testament to the inherent sexism in our culture.

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