Men look at women, and most men know they aren’t supposed to stare. But some men get away with it, as part of their job. About a year ago, while driving home, I passed the park where Mr. Motor cop was straddling his bike, helmet off, eyeing all the teenage girls dressed in their sunny, immodest California clothing on the way to high school.I thought, “Wow, he can get away with sitting there and staring; he has a license to look.”
No one even thinks this is strange. Any other man staring down the girls would be in trouble.
Men have to be discreet–you know Jerry Seinfeld; he gives George “a poke and a peek” with his elbow, when there’s something to see. But only for a second. “Its like looking at the sun!”
I thought about the men who have a license to look. Lifeguards, male nurses, and yes, gynecologists; they all have a license to look — under the auspices of being “a professional.”
Thank goodness women have mostly taken over the field of OB/GYN. But back in the day, men would get that license and women naively assumed men are like women. I’ve heard many women say and still do hear, “oh, he’s very professional.”
“What does that mean — He does not voice his thoughts, or act on his thoughts?” Well, then, most men are professional all the time. I like to tease my husband, who considered becoming ER-Doc, “boy, you sure missed your chance — you could have gotten free looks all the time–wait, you could have been paid to look.”
Well, just a thought on how some men combine work and pleasure, and not get in trouble:
I know, there are some wonderful male doctors out there. Hey, my cousin, Charles was an Obstetrician. And my Uncle Bill delivered me. I had a male-nurse when I delivered my third child; under the circumstances, I hardly cared.
But, I do prefer a female for the female body. Somehow, owning the equipment gives you an advantage in understanding how it all works. And the last time a tried a male massage therapist, I just couldn’t relax.
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