On Sex and Podcasts (A Question)
I know, I'm late to the game on podcasts. I haven't had a long drive to work for eons and since then I've been in active meeting-y places where you can't really chill with headphones on.That changed right around January, 2011 -- a little over a year ago. The building I worked in became empty and the five of us that were still at the old place had our own offices. It was quiet and I needed something to fill the void.That's when I started to listen to Savage Love -- a podcast from Dan Savage.Fast forward to a month or so ago when I got my indoor cycle and I suddenly had around 7-10 hours a week that I can't really do a whole lot more than listen to stuff. Since then I've broadened my listening menu a bit.I noticed an interesting thing about the podcasts and the regular participants in each.Savage Love
- Dan Savage - Male / Gay
- Laura Rad - Female / Straight
- Gay Rick - Male / Gay
- Coochie - Female / Straight
- Katie Morgan - Female / Straight
- Cassie Young - Female / Bi (just left the show)
- Jim - Male / Straight (very minor role)
- Sandra Daugherty - Female / Straight
- Dave Ross - Male / Straight (minor role)
(The women on the list seem to have some flexibility. (Research has also shown that women have a more fluid sexuality as well.))There seems to be a woefully underrepresentation of dudes here. (Not that I'm going to start a podcast about sex myself, but it's kinda-sorta odd I think.) I'm lacking a good theory about why this is.I know that guys think about sex as much as girls -- more if you think about the social stereotypes. Sex is a part of being human, so thinking and talking about it isn't a problem.There are more stereotypes that abound as well, in that the normal "straight guy" isn't sensitive while gay guys and women (of any orientation) are.I know for a fact that it's not a 100% true thing. I'm a straight-identified male and I'm not squeamish about most things sexual -- but I don't put myself in the category of only looking to bang anything that moves. I'm very sex-positive. I consider myself a feminist, but at the same time I'm pro-porn. All the while I know I can have a conversation without immediately trying to cop a feel. (Yes, I'm laying all this out there... but none of this, honestly, is (or should be) shocking.)Does anyone have any ideas about this?