Yeah, this doesn't surprise me at all. They actually forgot something. Not only are women sexualised almost constantly but queerness is fetishized by heteros. It's seen as "socially acceptable" for women to be gay if doing so for the approval of men (ie. party lesbians)

[–] VioletteRei 5 points 1 year ago

This is entirely true. I don't feel comfortable showing I'm lesbian when there's men around me because of it, but when i'm with women, queer or not, I'm comfortable and nothing bad come from it. But it's not everyone who have a safe place to be themselves, and then you have hard time to accept yourself

[–] jesterraiin 3 points 1 year ago

It needs a bit of clarification: only good/passable looking girls get free "gay" pass. Old, ugly (or both) les women aren't perceived as "socially acceptable" either.

I guess it's because we're hardwired to respond on every level to subjectively aesthetically pleasing, evocative images.