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Thereunto ago

No self-respecting woman does porn for the thrill of it.

Explicit sexual displays are sometimes used as a strategy to...

  • solicit target prospects
  • mate retention
  • attract solicitation from nonspecific potential mates

As an aspect of risk/reward, successful strategies that produce a perceived net benefit are often experienced as 'thrilling' and lead to repeated behaviour. Especially if the strategy is perceived to give you an advantage over competition which otherwise would be in a better position to win.

Different cultures have different interpretations of "self-respecting" and "pornographic". These precepts are derived from the cultural expectations for sexually exhibitionism. Is dancing tolerable? Is 'sexting' tolerable? Is a private video stream between a long-distance couple tolerable? Is a commissioned nude portrait tolerable? Is the kama sutra tolerable? Is public toplessness tolerable?

There is also the other side of the coin where too little exhibition is sometimes seen as culturally unacceptable. E.g. "No self-respecting woman should go to work without makeup" (makeup simulates sexual arousal) "Women should shave their body hair" (lack of body hair simulates youth) "Women should wear form fitting / feminine clothing" (to evidence reproductive fitness).

Sometimes the level of acceptable exhibition (and voyeurism) also depends on who it is for. Displays for an attractive prospective mate are considered acceptable where displays for an unattractive mate are shamed. And similarly, reception of displays by unintended, 'unworthy' prospects are shamed.

Where do you draw the line for acceptable exhibitions? And where do you draw the line for acceptable engagement of exhibitions?

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