# Is There Anything Good About Male Sexuality? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 15, 2015, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-good-about-male-sexuality/731352 "2015-09-15T13:22:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Aangelica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@Aangelica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aangelica)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-good-about-male-sexuality/731352/21 "2015-09-15T16:18:40Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Well, perhaps there is; almost all rapes are done by men. And most sexual harassment. And cat-calling on the street. And prostitution (straight and gay) exists mostly for a male market. The male sex drive might not really be any more powerful than the female, but it is definitely more urgent, and less discriminate. I believe this is actually less a function of male sexuality and more a function of male _behavior_. Sexuality and behavior, while sometimes related, are not inextricably intertwined. One need not behave badly to express one’s sexuality, male or not. ---
**Author:** ![Staggerlee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/staggerlee/32/3134_2.png) [@Staggerlee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Staggerlee)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-good-about-male-sexuality/731352/22 "2015-09-15T16:25:38Z")
Male sexuality has the added bonus of comedy value, what with the silly bulbous machinery, sudden orgasmic fireworks, and so on. ---
**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-good-about-male-sexuality/731352/23 "2015-09-15T16:37:27Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Well, perhaps there is; almost all rapes are done by men. And most sexual harassment. And cat-calling on the street. And prostitution (straight and gay) exists mostly for a male market. The male sex drive might not really be any more powerful than the female, but it is definitely more urgent, and less discriminate. Men are on a few days to weekly cycle of desire to where it gets annoying, and then it resets and starts building again. Women are on a longer cycle where it gets annoying tied with ovulation usually, but it gets just as annoying. I think this is the source of the amazing female sexual control crap. \*Please leave fringe cases and such out of your criticism please. ---
**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-good-about-male-sexuality/731352/24 "2015-09-15T16:50:06Z")
Just saying male sexuality and leaving it at that is not a good way to start a discussion because everyone is going to assume you mean something different. Some will assume you just mean genitals, some the whole stereotyped male=strong dominant and female=weak and submissive crap and everything in between. The only constant is that with a penis you’ll tend to put it places during sex, thats pretty unavoidable. Beyond that though everyone will give a different answer. This is like asking what does it mean to be a man. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-good-about-male-sexuality/731352/25 "2015-09-15T16:57:40Z")
> [@LinusK](#): > > Is there anything good about male sexuality? I’m a fan. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-good-about-male-sexuality/731352/26 "2015-09-15T17:08:01Z")
> [@maryann660ac](#): > > everthing good about mals sexuality without it i would be out of a job Mal and his sexuality must keep you pretty busy. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-good-about-male-sexuality/731352/27 "2015-09-15T17:11:20Z")
It is responsible for lots of employment in the latex and beer industries. ---
**Author:** ![UberArchetype](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/2bfe46/32.png) [@UberArchetype](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UberArchetype)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-good-about-male-sexuality/731352/28 "2015-09-15T18:12:28Z")
Propagating the species comes to mind. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-good-about-male-sexuality/731352/29 "2015-09-15T19:02:59Z")
> [@Aangelica](#): > > I believe this is actually less a function of male sexuality and more a function of male _behavior_. Sexuality and behavior, while sometimes related, are not inextricably intertwined. One need not behave badly to express one’s sexuality, male or not. Perhaps – but, the behavioral tendencies I am talking about do appear to be transcultural human universals. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-good-about-male-sexuality/731352/30 "2015-09-15T19:04:45Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Well, perhaps there is; almost all rapes are done by men. And most sexual harassment. And cat-calling on the street. And prostitution (straight and gay) exists mostly for a male market. The male sex drive might not really be any more powerful than the female, but it is definitely more urgent, and less discriminate. The fact that most rapists are men dies not mean that most men are rapists. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-good-about-male-sexuality/731352/31 "2015-09-15T19:11:35Z")
The foot fetish is pretty fuckin’ awesome. Not every guy can get off just by hanging out in public 6 months out of the year and looking down now and then. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-good-about-male-sexuality/731352/32 "2015-09-15T19:19:25Z")
> [@Beware\_of\_Doug](#): > > The foot fetish is pretty fuckin’ awesome. Not every guy can get off just by hanging out in public 6 months out of the year and looking down now and then. My gf shops once a year or so at an ultra high-end shoe store, where the sales-guy has an obvious foot fetish. Talk about loving your work! ---
**Author:** ![Emiliana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@Emiliana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emiliana)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-good-about-male-sexuality/731352/33 "2015-09-15T20:22:29Z")
This isn’t going to lead us back to all the men disappearing and the women being too weak to do shit, is it? ---
**Author:** ![Gotlift](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9fc348/32.png) [@Gotlift](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gotlift)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-good-about-male-sexuality/731352/34 "2015-09-15T20:30:45Z")
> [@Stoneburg](#): > > I’m a huge fan and we’ve become great friends over the year. It’s a narsistic bastard, but I’ve never had another friend that would stand up for me no matter what. Little bastard can take a beating too!😃 ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-good-about-male-sexuality/731352/35 "2015-09-15T21:01:39Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Are you female, or is there some third gender I’m unaware of? I’m a man, and I read a lot, and the only real criticism of _my_ gender is the implication from housewares commercials that we’re all hopeless domestic peons. Dude! Feature, not bug. If they knew we could do the dishes right we’d…end up doing the dishes. Crazy talk. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-good-about-male-sexuality/731352/36 "2015-09-15T21:08:26Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > The fact that most rapists are men dies not mean that most men are rapists. Yeah, but 100% of all Adolf Hitlers were men. ---
**Author:** ![WF\_Tomba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d9b06d/32.png) [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-good-about-male-sexuality/731352/37 "2015-09-15T21:35:27Z")
At present, I get a lot of joy and fulfillment from my male sexuality. But it’s a powerful thing that must be handled responsibly. For many years, I was afraid of it, so I remained a virgin and worried a lot. I think I’ve finally made peace with the fact that my male sexuality is archaic. My basic animal instincts seem to want me to go out and impregnate fifty nubile teenagers. If there were a world in which I could somehow do that ethically, I would love to live there. But no one gets to choose the world they live in. Rather than focusing on what I can’t have, I am happier counting my blessings. If you want advice, I would say that even if visual attraction feels very important to you, try not to choose your partners on the basis of looks. It’s much better, in the long run, to find someone you really _like_ than someone you just like to look at. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2015, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-good-about-male-sexuality/731352/38 "2015-09-15T22:25:47Z")
> [@Emiliana](#): > > This isn’t going to lead us back to all the men disappearing and the women being too weak to do shit, is it? Pickle consumption drops 90% ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2015, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-good-about-male-sexuality/731352/39 "2015-09-16T00:46:20Z")
> [@WF\_Tomba](#): > > My basic animal instincts seem to want me to go out and impregnate fifty nubile teenagers. If there were a world in which I could somehow do that ethically, I would love to live there. But no one gets to choose the world they live in. I see things the way they could be and say, why not. But that could get damn expensive! 😃 Maybe it’s not basic animal instinct, maybe you’re unconsciously reliving a past life in which you led one of the major Mongol hordes. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2015, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-good-about-male-sexuality/731352/40 "2015-09-16T00:57:44Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Pickle consumption drops 90% More pickles for me! But i have to say, fan of male sexuality here. Even when the male sexual being in the household hogs all the pickles. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-good-about-male-sexuality/731352.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-good-about-male-sexuality/731352.md?page=3)