Quote Originally Posted by HansRotterdam
Mail me. I got the perfect store for things like this.
A store that sells "decent picture[s] of men wearing underwear"?

LOL... I crack myself up. Sorry, couldn't resist. I gotta do something to cheer myself up at work.

Quote Originally Posted by Kilteado
Why do we feel so unconfortable watching a man's body?
Short answer: most of occidental society is pathetically homophobic.

...or more to the point (long answer), the average male is insecure about his sense of masculinity. What fragile self-visage he does hold onto is guarded jealously. I feel this is due to the fact that men are not given any solid foundation upon which to base their masculinity. Women define femininity on all things that are female, things that are womenly. They learn femininity from sisters, mothers, aunts, daughters, girlfriends, etc. Men base their masculinity simply on that which is not feminine. Men are constantly fending off feminine perceptions. Therefore Women's sense of gender is independent of men; yet men's sense of gender is dependent on women. For example: Pick any average American playground. If you see a girl put down her dolls to play with trucks, she will be encouraged to continue by her peers, parents, and teachers. In doing so, her "girlness" is never questioned, and she is praised for expanding her horizons. However, if you see a boy put down his truck and pick up a doll, he is instantly labeled as a "nancy", a "sissy", as "girly". His peers and parents will be sure to quickly point this out and "correct" his "mistake".

Ok, I'll step down off my soap box. Pardon the hijack. This is a hot topic for me.

-ian