I'm not sure what "cultural impositions" there really even are, anymore
I think it may vary depending on who's talking. I imagine that certain women or men, whose nature it is to display traits that are not in line with gendered norms (which, granted, are getting wider all the time), may have trouble. It's not like it used to be. But I think there are still pressures, from family, media, etc, to see ourselves within certain boundaries.
Some of those, as we've said, are physical. And yes, sexual differences are enjoyable; but not in the same way for all people. In the case of Buffy, Joss made a superhero who is both pretty and kick-ass, but is not an amazonian fetish object either. That's somewhat different, if you look back. Not saying the world's been changed, but I think there are still expectations laid upon us.
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I think it may vary depending on who's talking. I imagine that certain women or men, whose nature it is to display traits that are not in line with gendered norms (which, granted, are getting wider all the time), may have trouble. It's not like it used to be. But I think there are still pressures, from family, media, etc, to see ourselves within certain boundaries.
Some of those, as we've said, are physical. And yes, sexual differences are enjoyable; but not in the same way for all people. In the case of Buffy, Joss made a superhero who is both pretty and kick-ass, but is not an amazonian fetish object either. That's somewhat different, if you look back. Not saying the world's been changed, but I think there are still expectations laid upon us.