Well, this was quite interesting and thought provoking. You really poked your finger into a hornets nest... *g*
I found it to be contradictory as well, but couldn't put my finger on whether she meant that we (women) are turned by the notion of "straight" men having "gay" sex, rather than strictly gay men having "gay" sex.
I do agree that sexuality these days is more fluid (I like the term "designer-dykery"), but I'm still not sure exactly why those of us who are straight females really enjoy the world of male slash.
Speaking for myself, I've been married for a long time to a card-carrying hetero male who has absolutely no interest in having sex with men. I'm definitely a hetero female and I have no interest in women at all.
We each know that the other finds it erotic to watch the opposite sex, and since he only likes girl bits and I only like boy bits, there will, sadly, be no three-somes in our house!
I had no idea there was a safe place to explore all this until I happened upon this website, so I've come into the game of slashy fun rather late.
I'm very interested in your opinion as to why you think women find male/male fiction so arousing. Especially when some of it depicts so much violence and pain. For me, the sheer physicality of men, the muscularity of their bodies, and their natural sexual aggression makes slash really erotic for me.
I do, however, draw the line at some of the intense blood play and D/s I've read. I know, whatever floats your boat...but, some of it?...just plain ew...
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I found it to be contradictory as well, but couldn't put my finger on whether she meant that we (women) are turned by the notion of "straight" men having "gay" sex, rather than strictly gay men having "gay" sex.
I do agree that sexuality these days is more fluid (I like the term "designer-dykery"), but I'm still not sure exactly why those of us who are straight females really enjoy the world of male slash.
Speaking for myself, I've been married for a long time to a card-carrying hetero male who has absolutely no interest in having sex with men. I'm definitely a hetero female and I have no interest in women at all.
We each know that the other finds it erotic to watch the opposite sex, and since he only likes girl bits and I only like boy bits, there will, sadly, be no three-somes in our house!
I had no idea there was a safe place to explore all this until I happened upon this website, so I've come into the game of slashy fun rather late.
I'm very interested in your opinion as to why you think women find male/male fiction so arousing. Especially when some of it depicts so much violence and pain. For me, the sheer physicality of men, the muscularity of their bodies, and their natural sexual aggression makes slash really erotic for me.
I do, however, draw the line at some of the intense blood play and D/s I've read. I know, whatever floats your boat...but, some of it?...just plain ew...