Sex
Women’s Fantasies: Not Just About Waterfalls Anymore
You may recall the recent story about female orgasms in which a researcher claimed chicks really dig fantasizing about waterfalls.
Well, now you can add men doing housework to that list:
The Cambridge Women’s Pornography Cooperative, responsible for this little 98-page gem … says that when it comes to pornography, what really turns women on is men who clean the bathroom without being asked, or make a gourmet dinner, or bring home flowers for no reason, or volunteer to watch the kids.They took all those fantasies, and photographer Susan Alexander lined up a bunch of great-looking guys to pose for them, and the result is “Porn for Women” (Chronicle Books, $12.95). When it comes out next month, it may very well leave women begging for more.
I don’t know what’s sadder: That a man who manages to clean the bathroom is a fantastical creature, or that this is what’s supposed to get my rocks off?:
Via.
Comments (25)
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Posted by it wasn't andrew sullivan... | April 9, 2007 2:17 PMJust last night my wife told me I looked sexy in my yellow latex dish-washing gloves. Seriously.
Anyway, don't fret Erica, I'm sure someone will eventually publish a book of castration porn for you.
Posted by Sean | April 9, 2007 2:18 PMEh. Cleaning is lame. I'm with Erica on this- how is this clichéd nonsense supposed to turn me on? Are they bringing home the flowers naked? I'll stick with the French rugby calendar.
Posted by Abby | April 9, 2007 2:47 PMMaybe my cooking isn't *gourmet* enough. Can you get independently certified?
Posted by Lloyd Clydesdale | April 9, 2007 3:07 PMNow if only he'd take his socks off...
Posted by Misty Brown | April 9, 2007 3:08 PMWaterfalls? That's bizarre.
Posted by Carollani | April 9, 2007 3:19 PMYou mean women don't have fantasies about tickle fights with their girlfriends in sexy lingerie. if I was girl that's what I would fantasize about.
Posted by elswinger | April 9, 2007 3:25 PMHey baby I got those shit stains off of the toilet bowl... wanna fuck.
Posted by Giffy | April 9, 2007 3:33 PMI'm a gay homemaker, and why yes, now that you mention it, the thought of a lad tending unbidden to my household chores DOES produce a small thrill.
The book itself looks a bit tame, but it certainly inspires some scenarios that had not previously occurred to me.
My husband will be so pleased to hear about this.
Posted by mattymatt | April 9, 2007 3:42 PMI can see how I'd tempted into fucking his ass from behind, but that's not entirely related to the housework itself per se.
Posted by Gloria | April 9, 2007 4:04 PMMowing the lawn, fixing stuff...anything that involves tools or machinery and getting sweaty = HAWT.
Posted by Baxter | April 9, 2007 4:10 PMmost likely the way in which the women surveyed avoided the question.
Posted by Max Solomon | April 9, 2007 4:55 PMi think i agree with max @12. there was nothing sexy about that pic...touching, yes. but not hot. women are gratified by men taking the initiative with house chores, but it's a confusion to call it a sex fantasy, imo.
Posted by ellarosa | April 9, 2007 5:48 PM"What's I don’t know what’s sadder: That a man who manages to clean the bathroom is a fantastical creature, or that this is what’s supposed to get my rocks off?"
Even saddder is a joke that is taken seriously and analyzed. Of course that is not as bad as some of the people that are offended by the joke.
Posted by Jeff | April 9, 2007 6:11 PMI think #14 is right that it's supposed to be funny. Probaby aimed at the same demographic that thinks owning a coffee mug that says "a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle" is edgy and hilarious.
Posted by flaminbanjo | April 9, 2007 6:19 PMI read Erica's post wrong and that's what led me to assume it was a joke. I thought that a group had made the book as a joke based on a 'study' that someone else had done. I'm going to assume for my own sanity that the entire project is a joke.
That and download the pic of the guy cleaning! Desktop!
Posted by brie | April 9, 2007 6:54 PMhttp://www.cleaninghunk.com/
that is all.
Posted by Dee in SF | April 9, 2007 7:30 PMThat cleaning hunk website was kinda funny for about a minute, then just got creepy when Jason started eyeing me and slouching all around the kitchen.
Posted by jimmy | April 9, 2007 8:52 PMI'm just saying. I cook a sleigh load for the bird. Look, you got your baked chicken with asparagus and turnips and you know a lady loves a nice salad. Then you got your BLT's, your bacon and eggs, sunny side up with toast; you got your breakfast burritos with homemade guac, maybe a mango. You got coffee pretty much everyday in bed, because I wake you up and give it to you in your hand. You got your many iterations of pasta sauces and pastas, you got a cod and potato soup with saffron, a baked trout with shrimp coctail (with chilled iceberg, duh) and trader joe's cremant. You've got baked salmon with homemade creamed corn, you have paellas every now and again, with which I don't skimp on no bullshit stock. You have mayo-type salads for sandwiches, for which I like some cold green olives as accompaniment. So does she. Loves 'em. Stuffed with anchovies is a great call. You have your jazzed up Mexican, your Asian shit. See? You've got a bunch of stuff.
Desserts, I'm not strong on. But if you like ice cream, you know, sharing a pint over a little cable wind-down, I handle that no problem.
I realize I'm a bit bonered out right now. Because she likes to pop in there, too. She's making me pesto and tortellini right now. Boo ya!
Posted by Lloyd Clydesdale | April 9, 2007 8:56 PM@19: marry me!
Posted by Paulus | April 9, 2007 10:40 PMI'd hit it.
Posted by Kiru Banzai | April 9, 2007 11:17 PMthe feministing.com post and comments about this are a good and different take on this...just sayin'
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o.k. sorry ! mia culpa..didn't realise about the last link:(
love slog -y- feministing though.
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