I might be horribly wrong, but I think in an environment that you work in, it could be men feel more free with what they find attractive, even if it is somewhat out of the "acceptable standards." You did mention that women of all body types can be good dancers and get good pay.
But out here in "mainstream" (and I do mean quotes) society, men seem to be peer pressured into selecting the woman who fits the media image. Sometimes I wonder if some men are really paying attention to what really turns them on, as opposed trying to measure up to what his buds think is a "conquest." After all, look at how many men find the "right" woman, marry her, and end up later on coming out of the closet after trying their best to fit (thank you, homophobia). It's not unlikely, that to a lesser extent men do end up with women who not exactly their sexual preference (and they end up in clubs for their fantasies.) I think that out of all the men I have spoken with one admitted to be an ass and leg man, while another loved long legs above all else. Or men just don't feel so free to admit what they like in "mainstream" society. IDK. It seems all men are breasts, breasts, breasts. And hate a woman with any sort of real ass.
Just my impression.
I so gotta see all of Firefly to see how their system works. Maybe it will give me more ideas of the sacred courtesans and dancers of this one people that I want to write about, which has both male and female temple acolytes and courtesans.
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I might be horribly wrong, but I think in an environment that you work in, it could be men feel more free with what they find attractive, even if it is somewhat out of the "acceptable standards." You did mention that women of all body types can be good dancers and get good pay.
But out here in "mainstream" (and I do mean quotes) society, men seem to be peer pressured into selecting the woman who fits the media image. Sometimes I wonder if some men are really paying attention to what really turns them on, as opposed trying to measure up to what his buds think is a "conquest." After all, look at how many men find the "right" woman, marry her, and end up later on coming out of the closet after trying their best to fit (thank you, homophobia). It's not unlikely, that to a lesser extent men do end up with women who not exactly their sexual preference (and they end up in clubs for their fantasies.) I think that out of all the men I have spoken with one admitted to be an ass and leg man, while another loved long legs above all else.
Or men just don't feel so free to admit what they like in "mainstream" society. IDK. It seems all men are breasts, breasts, breasts. And hate a woman with any sort of real ass.
Just my impression.
I so gotta see all of Firefly to see how their system works. Maybe it will give me more ideas of the sacred courtesans and dancers of this one people that I want to write about, which has both male and female temple acolytes and courtesans.