Comparing Mackinnon's Sexuality, Pornography, And Method

MacKinnon in Sexuality, Pornography, and Method: “Pleasure under Patriarchy” starts a paragraph by saying “In this system, a victim, usually female, always feminized, is “never forced, only actualized” (p. 330). I believe she is saying under patriarchy women are never a victim to men’s sexual desires. Men in this system are not sexually harassing or abusing women in this system they are just showing them what their sexual desires actually are. From women’s body proportions, sexual communication, clothing, types of orgasms, and forms of sexual relations. Under the patriarchal system women have certain body proportions for the male gaze and men’s sexual pleasure. Women no longer have large breast for themselves, for food for their current or future children, or to attract other women, it is to attract the male gaze only. Under this system men only see women who want men. They do not see a woman who may only be sexually attracted to other women. Cat calling is when a man verbally expresses typically to a woman who is a stranger that he is sexually attracted to her. Usually expressed with a whistle or in a few words or small phrases. When women turn these men down and express they were sexually harassed men tend to say women, as a way of excusing their behavior, also sexually harass them. Even though under this system the men are dominate and are showing the woman what they should enjoy or be
When a woman expresses she was raped, society tends to reject the idea and say the woman must have been wearing something revealing or they must have really wanted it and changed their mind afterwards. Another common belief is the phrase “boys will be boys”. Once a man is sexually aroused by a woman’s figure or actions, they cannot control themselves. This excuses the man’s sexual assault or harassment and allows for no blame to be placed on the men. They consider it biological and have no control over their