longbough

I disagree. The sexual revolution was much stronger and open in the 60s and 70s - even in the media and films. Today it's much more restrictive than it used to be.

Please define "instinctive structure."

When I say "displacement of sexual urges" I'm really referring to sexual repression ... In the US we're much more sexually repressed than just about every European country. When I lived abroad it became glaringly apparent - I'm sure I'm not the only one who notices this. In Madrid I would glance at a well-dressed pretty woman walking by and she would smile back at me. In the US a similar glance is often interpreted as rude objectification. In the UK I could compliment a woman on her appearance without having it construed as a sexual intrusion. I'm not saying that women in the US overreact - In fact their response is more appropriate in the context of our culture. Sexual harassment happens often enough in the US that any woman should be careful.

But these repressed sexual attitudes creates a cycle, in my opinion ... men are taught that their sexuality is threatening and shameful - something to control - or that male sexuallity is somehow "taboo" to recognize. And does the shame of aknowleging this "social taboo" give rise to destructive sexual deviance in an individual? I wonder if the US has proportionately more rapists, pedophiles and sexual predators than other countries.