We rightly say that the 19th century and early 20th as sexually prudish, to the point of repression.
There was some degree of relaxation in that area in the 60s to perhaps the 80s. But in recent times things are getting back to things worse than in the 19th century.
I mean, in the 19th century you could have saucy shows in the Moulin Rouge which today would be seen as "exploiting women". Remember Jacques Offenbach's operetta's? The Can Can? Few theatres would want to show that today.
We live at an age where making a woman a complement or asking her for her telephone number could result you being in court for "sexual harassment". I feel sorry for young people today, as dating has become a very risky business. Some women seem to have embarked on a war on men, and somehow they get a lot of publicity.
A woman can today accuse a man of rape, and even if it is later proved to be a lie, the man has lost his job, his family and friends, his home and his career prospects for ever, while the woman who made false allegations not only faces no consequences, she even has her identity protected, and this is seen as entirely just.
Remember the men-only charity event which had women providing entertainment? It was all over the news today, as a terrible crime against women, and some charities even handed back the money raised. No in the best possible taste, I agree, but surely every single woman attending it would know exactly why she would be paid to be there. She could simply refuse to go. But instead they take the cash first and complain later... And now we get demands that all sorts of people should be sacked from their jobs, and whatever. I would not have gone to such an event, but I cannot see a big problem with people going.
What completely confuses me is that the same women who are so vocal about waging war on men very often also defend Muslims and Islam, completely ignoring that this ideology treats women as chattel. Why would the same woman complaining that a compliment to her is harassment also tacitly agree that a Muslim husband may beat his wife?