Warning: if you don't want to read a cringe worthy/awkward post, I recommend that you turn back now.
Now, here is some type of dilemma that I've had in the past. Let's face it, we live in a sexist society. There is no way around that. So, in coming to terms with that it's impossible to truly know just what the full effects of it are because it's so deeply rooted into our culture. Now, I am a single male. So, in terms of how I do my thing, I feel extremely guilty doing it to real people, because 1 - it makes it feel as though I'm objectifying that person and 2 - I just can't stop thinking of how horrible it must be for someone like a porn star, being possibly forced into that occupation because of a lack of opportunities elsewhere. So, in order to ease my guilt, I try to turn towards fictional characters. My logic is, not being real people, they don't have to suffer the same hardships real people do and thus being put into sexualized situations is not an issue. However, am I wrong in thinking this? Is that still a problem? Is it wrong to be sexually attracted towards video game (and I guess fictional in general) characters? I don't know what it exactly does to my psyche, I can only try to guess.
Now, here is some type of dilemma that I've had in the past. Let's face it, we live in a sexist society. There is no way around that. So, in coming to terms with that it's impossible to truly know just what the full effects of it are because it's so deeply rooted into our culture. Now, I am a single male. So, in terms of how I do my thing, I feel extremely guilty doing it to real people, because 1 - it makes it feel as though I'm objectifying that person and 2 - I just can't stop thinking of how horrible it must be for someone like a porn star, being possibly forced into that occupation because of a lack of opportunities elsewhere. So, in order to ease my guilt, I try to turn towards fictional characters. My logic is, not being real people, they don't have to suffer the same hardships real people do and thus being put into sexualized situations is not an issue. However, am I wrong in thinking this? Is that still a problem? Is it wrong to be sexually attracted towards video game (and I guess fictional in general) characters? I don't know what it exactly does to my psyche, I can only try to guess.
