If sexy women didn't equate to more sales of shoes, aftershave or cars or whatever, there'd be a lot less of this titivation?

If you've got it flaunt it, preferably before gravity kicks in and makes what used to point skyward, aim at your shoes; or worse, start to look like a pair of bowling balls in socks. (swing low sweet chariot) Careful you nearly took my eye out with that :-) And referred to as knockers, when they bump (boom boom) against the knees.

Even then manageable, by throwing/kicking them over the shoulder or contained in the confines of an over the shoulder boulder holster?

And a little elastic lets the oldest drinking vessels in the world, bounce around like a pair of rabbits on the lookout for the farmer and his gun?

And don't be fulled by bare chested men in their budgie smugglers Suse; some cheat and shove a pair of socks down there, when they're not simply opening their mouths to change them?
Rhrosty.

"What I am wondering is if there is 41% female readership of this paper, why they don't at least alternate days with photos of healthy, attractive young men?"

Well why do you think, Suse? What might be the bleeding obvious answer to that question?

Much of the ground has already been covered, so I’ll try to offer something constructive and different. My starting position is that I am perplexed by the allegation that I as a male might be complicit in taking advantage or abusing (that’s what exploit means) women.

Dr Tsitas works at a university, though as a kind of communications manager rather than as an academic. However, she could still put her agile mind to the following thought experiment.

Imagine, Evelyn, that you have set the following essay or examination questions for your students.

• What practical steps could a man take to prevent the exploitation of women as described in this article?
• What practical steps could a woman take to prevent the exploitation of women as described in this article?
• Compare and contrast your answers and use the results to formulate recommendations for best addressing the issue.

Then, Evelyn, imagine the answers you might get, plus your own answers, and write another piece with some practical advice for your readers, or maybe for the whole world, to reduce the exploitation that so concerns you.

Actually rereading this, I'm not so sure Evelyn is concerned about exploitation, or is jealous of those girls with lush boobs.

I think she is laughing up her sleeve at the whole thing, & having a bit of fun with it.

If that's the case, good on you Evelyn, we could with a lot more fun poked at those who take a Bit of Bare Bouncing Boob far too seriously.

JKJ

'"What I am wondering is if there is 41% female readership of this paper, why they don't at least alternate days with photos of healthy, attractive young men?"

Well why do you think, Suse? What might be the bleeding obvious answer to that question?'

Ummm ... Because we girls still live in a man's world, according to men's rules and men's decisions, must still view the world through the male gaze and spend our lives desperately living up to men's fantasies.

What other bleeding obvious answer could there be ...?? (Rhetorical question only. No reply required.)

The fact that men like looking at women's breasts doesn't mean its some kind of abuse or injustice, and it doesn't mean you have to "view the world through the male gaze".

Grow up and stop whining.

That's like me saying that, because women's magazines exist, therefore we live in a woman's world, according to women's rules and men's decisions, must still view the world through the female gaze and spend our lives desperately living up to women's fantasies.

It's just a whining bitter stupid senseless sexist thing to say, that's all.

"(Rhetorical question only. No reply required.)"

No reply required because you're not interested in the truth.

Let's cut to the chase. Why do you think there is something abusive about men wanting to look at women's breasts, and thinking old women are ugly?

Because we do.