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What Women Want

Today I’m going to tell men a little secret about women.

Are you listening, men? Come a little closer…a little closer. Shhhhhh, we’ve got to keep our voices down so the feminists don’t hear….

You know that stuff you’ve been reading in the girly magazines that tell you that women like to be romanced with candlelit dinners before you gently (gently!) make love to them by first giving them hours of oral pleasure and then softly (oh so softly!) penetrating them while staring lovingly into their eyes…always making absolutely sure that they reach orgasm first?

Well, it’s all bunk.

Do you want to know what we really talked about when discussing the best sex we ever had? We talked about you in a bunny suit, me dressed in a bear costume, and the raw, animalistic dry-humping that follows. No one even mentioned that time you filled the bathtub full of rose petals and blah, blah, blah. It was that time when you humped me from the back and called me Mama Bear and I pulled your furry pink ears that got us hot.

Hey nice guys! Want to know why all the assholes get the chicks? It’s because women are hoping that their casual indifference will carry over into the bedroom, and they won’t be self-conscious when we pull out our mouse costume and ask them to call us Minnie. Despite what Oprah tells you, no women wants to feel like her man is inferior to her. What better way to prove your superiority than to dress up like a big scary wolf and refer to her as your dirty, furry little prey?

The perfect man, of course, would be loving and respectful outside of the bedroom and only become the beast when the doors are closed, but not many men like that exist. For the time being, we’re being forced to choose between a 100% equal relationship and our clits. It’s a tough choice.

See, this is something the feminists won’t tell you because they’re busy conditioning the world into believing that women secretly vie for the power of “real” men. You know, men who look like men, not men who are dressed up in full-body animal costumes. They insist that women loathe the kitchen and feel trapped by motherhood. In reality, they say that women want to run congress after they get their manicures.

Well, the feminist movement came and went and what did the majority of the women choose to do? That’s right: cook food and make babies. And dress up in furry bunny costumes in the bedroom. Fuck, most can’t even be bothered to do a little political reading before they vote. It just doesn’t satisfy them the way that full animal costumes do.

If feminists can’t predict what women want outside of the bedroom, then why do you put any stake into what they say about the inside of the bedroom?

These days, feminists got men so twisted in the head that they’re afraid to be a little sexually adventurous lest their partner charge them with sexual deviance for showing up at her place dressed like a cow and asking her to milk him. Unfortunately, women are equally being conditioned to believe that if a man doesn’t proclaim his undying devotion to you with every thrust, he doesn’t respect you. A friend of mine used to think that something was actually wrong with her because she fantasized about being dressed in a chipmunk costume and doing it with a red fox. She was convinced that she might have been molested as a child and blocked it out. She spent a lot of time in therapy only to find out…..

She wasn’t.

I read an article that listed role-playing and dress-up as one of the top three sex fantasies that women have. Role-playing and dress-up. I heard a feminist justify this by saying that all furry fantasies, at some point, become consensual mid act because no real woman would ever want to be a furry little creature. Well, I don’t know what women she talked too, but my furry fantasies stay about being a furry little creature all the way up until the point where he sticks his dick through the little hole in his bear costume, roars when he comes, and then shits in the woods. Fuck me like an animal, baby.

Now men, I am not saying that you should go out to the bars dressed like a beaver in order to impress women. Like most fantasies, the whole scenario is sexier in our heads than it’d be in real life. All I’m saying is that your woman wants a little animal action, a dash of fur! Use good judgment!

And ladies? Quit feeling so damn guilty about your natural sexual desires. Wanting to be fucked like a squirrel does not mean you have a low self esteem. There is nothing wrong with you! Ultimately, sex is a biological instinct and all the feminist propaganda in the world will not change that. Revel in your sexual equality where you should: in the workplace, in politics, etc.

Inside of the bedroom, feel free to be the naughty little bunny I know you want to be.

(Point: Your personal fetishes are good and fine, and I’m certain that you find them pretty hot. Lots of other people probably find them pretty hot, too. But “I like something sexually” does not translate very well into “All women like this sexually.” And blaming feminism for your own reluctance to own and admit to your kink isn’t very sexy at all. Feministing and Pandagon have more).

And a disclaimer: I’m not trying to mock furry fetishes, although I will admit that I think they’re kind of funny (although I think most things are funny, including rose petals in the bathtub, so who knows). More power to you, furverts. Live it up. I’m just using a fairly obvious example to demonstrate how one person’s sexual preferences don’t mean jack when it comes to their entire gender.


42 thoughts on What Women Want

  1. I’m not trying to mock furry fetishes, although I will admit that I think they’re kind of funny

    Mock them? I never really was into furry fetishes before, but your description sure makes them sound teh hot! I wonder if my gf would dress as a big scary wolf? I already am quite furry (no dress up required on my part), so I can very easily become the prey 😉

  2. holy moly, what brought this on?

    BTW, I used to work in a cleanroom. To me, a bunny suit is this. If a man showed up wearing that, I would kick his sorry ass to the curb. (Those people should have their faces covered. Clearly that is a publicity pic and not a real clean room in operation.)

  3. if consenting adults have an encounter and no one is calling police, fire or medical afterwards then it’s their own private business. if they’re still on friendly terms afterwards that’s cool. if they smile in a knowing way and give each other long burning looks across a crowded room that’s hot.

  4. These days, feminists got men so twisted in the head that they’re afraid to be a little sexually adventurous lest their partner charge them with sexual deviance for showing up at her place dressed like a cow and asking her to milk him.

    Jill, I have such a blog crush on you right now.

  5. ninjanurse, for reasons others (Twisty, Amanda Marcotte) are better able to explain than I, it’s not quite that simple. You (generic) ca’t go wrong by examining what you’re interested in consenting to and why, and determining if it’s healthy for you.

  6. The perfect man, of course, would be loving and respectful outside of the bedroom and only become the beast when the doors are closed, but not many men like that exist.

    Now I’m going to be “that girl” and obnoxiously brag about how lucky I am to have one of those rare specimens as my partner.

    *commence vomiting*

    But I couldn’t resist.

  7. how lucky I am to have one of those rare specimens as my partner

    I’m not sure that, with proper communication, this is all that rare. I think the problem is with the ingrained patriarchal tropes. Many women are afraid to say, outright, that they want to be topped in the bedroom and discuss explicitly the kind of kink they fantasize about. And many men have internalized negative associations about women who are frank about their sexual desires (and many women sense that …). If an m/f couple can get to a place where they can say to each other, “this is what I want to do …” then I think there are plenty of men who find consensual kink in the bedroom entirely consistent with an egalitarian relationship.

  8. Adolescent fantasies are hard to break down. You wanting a sensative warrior may sound cool, but to me you sound like the 14 year old boy who wants a girl with DD breasts, a perfect waistline, does all his homework and still loves to play all the same video games he does.

    Not Gonna Happen. So, good luck with that.

  9. Christ on a crutch. Yep, we naughty evil feminists are out policing all the cool chicks who want to have Joe Francis Society of Wankjob Losers-approved “sex.”

    :::rolls eyes:::

    Dear men: If you’re having sex with me, here’s a tip–don’t grab my hair and call me a dirty slut. Not only is it a turn off, you will get hurt. Hurt as in, “I think the bleeding is mostly internal” hurt. Hurt as in, “Hey! Where’s my face at?” hurt. Hurt as in, “Oi! My arm didn’t used to bend that way!” hurt.

    We clear?

  10. I wonder the extent to which those women who want to be dominated in bed are afraid to say so for fear that if they do, they will be slotted into a barefot-and-pregnant role they’re not interested in at all. so part of it is certainly “good girls don’t talk about sex,” but part of it is “if I tell him what I really want he’ll think of me as June Cleaver.”

    Although, personally, I don’t see the fun of being like that with a woman who’s June Cleaver-like anyway.

  11. I wonder the extent to which those women who want to be dominated in bed are afraid to say so for fear that if they do, they will be slotted into a barefot-and-pregnant role they’re not interested in at all. so part of it is certainly “good girls don’t talk about sex,” but part of it is “if I tell him what I really want he’ll think of me as June Cleaver.”

    Shame and worry about how my partners will handle the information has definitely played a role in my tendency to be forthright. I don’t think it’s an irrational fear by any means, assuming that it’s a widespread one.

  12. Piny, are you talking about your pre-transition experiences with cis – het- male sex partners, or do you think those problems are still a live issue with the partners you’re intimate with post-transition (I’m guessing that your partners now identify as gay or bi, for the most part, which I would think would at least have some effect on how they process the patriarchal assumptions about sex and gender roles)?

  13. You (generic) ca’t go wrong by examining what you’re interested in consenting to and why, and determining if it’s healthy for you.

    No, you really can’t. However, you can thoroughly botch the examination by basing it on unproven theories that have nothing to do with reality.

  14. For once, neither. I’m talking about the sub thing. It makes perfect sense to worry that your partner will just fold that into preexisting notions of what women want and what men and women do in bed, is what I’m saying.

  15. Goodness me. Anyone who eroticizes small furry creatures is anathema in my book. Living with six small chinchillas and a gorgeous, very strong wife means I am very clear on the boundaries between adult and rodent sexuality.

    Seriously, it’s amazing how persistent the myths about feminist hostility to sex remain.

  16. Good Lord. That’s just disturbing, Jill. I’m sending you my therapy bill… just as soon as I find a therapist.

    Let me grab the soapbox for just a second and recount what the four most damaging things to my sexlife have been: (1) people who claim to know what women want, (2) people who make assertions to about what women should want, (3) people who claim to know what men want, (4) people who claim to know what men should want.

    Merciful Christ, it took me so many years to learn that the loud people generally don’t know shit, the rules are actually just guidelines, and the details are worked out between people. They seem like such simple things…

  17. how lucky I am to have one of those rare specimens as my partner

    I’m not sure that, with proper communication, this is all that rare.

    Maybe, but I think the proper communiation part is.

  18. Yeah, so don’t read this while breastfeeding.

    I think I laughed so hard milk came out of *the baby’s* nose.

    (Yes, you can say it. “Ewwww!!! Tooooo muuuuch informaaation!!!”)

  19. Living with six small chinchillas and a gorgeous, very strong wife means I am very clear on the boundaries between adult and rodent sexuality.

    *looks up from fiddling with buttons on Man-Rat union suit*

    Sorry, what?

  20. But “I like something sexually” does not translate very well into “All women like this sexually.” And blaming feminism for your own reluctance to own and admit to your kink isn’t very sexy at all

    I think I’ve seen things like that far too many times, and that was the best response I have ever seen to that kind of nonsense. I also found it creepy and slightly(by slightly i mean extremely) irresponsible to tell a guy (oh wait sorry ALL guys EVER) to start hair-pulling and verbal-abuse-play right off the bat. I’m about as kinky as they come and I’d take a page from Sheelzebub’s (who rules!) book

    Hurt as in, “I think the bleeding is mostly internal” hurt. Hurt as in, “Hey! Where’s my face at?” hurt. Hurt as in, “Oi! My arm didn’t used to bend that way!” hurt.

    if he didn’t talk to me about it before hand! Besides what if HE’S the one who wants his hair pulled and to be called a dirty little slut?

  21. what if HE’S the one who wants his hair pulled and to be called a dirty little slut?

    Yep, those essentialists don’t like those of us with Y chromosomes who are more bottom than top. Especially when we’re high achievers in traditionally male-dominated professions — it kind of undermines their theory.

  22. Jesus wants you to choke your wife

    He can find his own play partners. Also, if the guy wants to do a crucifixion scene complete with blood-spattering scourge and nails, that’s fine by me, but to do it in public and subject a whole neighborhood to it is in poor taste. I’m sure he could have found some Roman soldiers who were up for it behind closed doors.

    Only two people weigh in on decisions about whether I choke my wife. Neither of them is a major religious figure.

  23. Aww, I am torn here. Love Feministe, and think Violent Acres is not worth discussing or acknowledging. Yet here I am…because this entry is funny. Woot!

  24. It appears my interpretation of this post was wildly incorrect and I was overly accusatory and harsh. For that I apologize. I have always been a very combative person, and it often leads me to misjudge people. It’s something I’ll always have to work on.

    If you can’t be hones about your sexuality with a person, you really shouldn’t be with them. How can you, if you’re that terrified they’d belittle you because you want to dress up in a bunny costume (I’m not assuming that’s an actual fetish of the posters, I’m just using a pre-existing example as it is a real one to some plushie types). Sexual satisfaction is very important in relationships, it’s hard to have a successful one if you don’t feel fulfilled. Nobody should ever do anything that makes them uncomfortable, but nobody should ever ridicule someone for bringing something up either.

  25. I’m not sure that, with proper communication, this is all that rare. I think the problem is with the ingrained patriarchal tropes.

    Right you are, Thomas.

    I think we could, all of us, use a little more Communication 101 and a little less “OMG teh s3x!!1!”

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