couldn't reply on your other thread but "I think this is a reflection of power structure in our mostly male-dominated societies." I believe you are correct. Here's something to consider, what are your thoughts?
I suspect that in male-dominated societies, males tend to hide their sexual nature and experiences as a protective measure. Women, however, are exploited mercilessly, in porn, in life, in business (the practice of sexual harrassment is still strong). Women are objectified, and they are assumed to be the sex kittens, the highly eroticized gender. In reality, however, I think the opposite may be true. I think men are by nature, made to be more ready for sex all the time. I'm not saying that all them have the same sex drive, but they tend to be more focused on sex. Think about a woman who is pregnant. Her mind is focused on creating a new life form. Men, I think, are still thinking about having more sex. I experienced this myself when I was pregnant. I was kind of appalled actually. (Here's a TMI moment: I continued having sex while I was pregnant but I couldn't get this thought out of my mind: I imagined his penis hitting the head of my baby.) It was a disturbing image that would not leave my mind. I felt like I did the wrong thing actually by having sex while being pregnant.
I don't know, I do find these stories written by men to be fascinating, and they definitely feel like an entirely new genre of writing that has never been seen before........exciting times for sure.
I definitely agree with you. There is stereotyping going on of both sexes but in different ways. So for example it is assumed men can't have any deeper level of sexuality than a purely biological drive, women can't be sexually predatory etc. etc.
Men do definitely think about sex a lot more in general due to high testosterone (and androgen levels) - your experiences in pregnancy might just give you a taste of this.
Sex during pregnancy is completely safe - there is no actual risk to the baby though. I think it is natural to think that you might do harm but medically speaking it does no harm and may have benefits.
Yes the stories are fascinating because we don't see the more intellectual side of male sexuality for reasons that have been mentioned. It is something much newer at least in our society.