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If part of your "feminist" agenda is for a woman to be considered on the basis of what she does and who she is rather than how she looks, then it seems to follow you should be very careful about how you present yourself and should probably avoid appearing attractive. Otherwise it would seem you're just begging for trouble--you know the social norms, you're fighting against them after all.
The fact that you state this as an either-or issue just makes my point.
Indeed, attractive men don't often need to cover up their good looks to also be appreciated for what they do and who they are. In many cases, being "extra attractive" or obviously masculine is a definite plus for a man in his chosen profession even if it is not a prerequisite for the job. A man can be sexy and attractive and nobody holds it against him in his career, nor do people tend to take him less seriously.
It is certainly part of the feminist agenda for women to be able to enjoy the same freedom as men in this regard.
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Conservatives have an ideal about sex, and the ideal is broken by others.
Actually, the "conservative sexual ideal" is broken by
everybody, including and most importantly,
them, much of the time.
Ann Coulter wears micro-miniskirts on national television and they don't say a word about it.
But anyway, what on earth was so incredibly sexual about that snapshot?
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If their ideal was met, I think they wouldn't think about sex nearly as much. I think a conservative would say, they think about sex all the time because they feel it is "thrown in their face."
No, I don't think so.
I think that many of them really believe that sex is dirty and shameful due to their religious upbringing. At the same time, they have all the same urges as everybody else but no outlet.
They are repressed and uptight about sex, so they see it everywhere.
Believe me. I was raised Catholic.
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