I could completely understand if I were this large, tough guys (e.g. not me) that could take your best punch, or lift up someone and toss him across a room. If he was ticklish, the tiniest of women (no offense to the women intended) could put such a ticklish man to a point of submission, and that could very well be a sign of weakness. I guess that is what goes with the territory.
Now even being the opposite of the described type of guy, I would find it a little awkward being tickled in front of other men publicly. In front of any women, and probably any number of women, I would have no problem at all. That's just me as a non-alpha. I suppose that if my secret identity were kept secret, I could do it.
I never had a problem with a woman in a position of power or authority, providing it was deserved. This is no different than my view of men. However there is definitely something special about the thought of a woman in total control of me. I have a feeling that a much higher percentage of men secretly have the same thoughts; it is just that most will not admit it.
I know that there are a much larger percentage of men that secretly have something of a foot fetish. Because it is not very freely accepted, they keep this secret desire somewhat hidden. Thinking about kissing a woman's feet certainly does not fit into the "alpha" category, so it never comes up. I have bagged alphas checking out a woman's sexy feet (particularly a set of "barely-there" high heeled sandals...with sheer skin-shade sandals...but I digress) and the comment that invariable comes out is something along of "nice heels." The same guy may not look twice at a set of closed-toe pumps (with heels) but when the sight of partially exposed foot is near, they have to look (e.g. like me). There gould be 4 out of 5 guys in a group that love feet, but one single "anti-foot" guy in a group setting is all it takes to control the group's comments. I am sure others have seen this. I am usually in the minority, but I am not afraid of letting my own opinions be heard. Life is too short to be afraid of things that you enjoy.
I wonder how many men secretly give their wife a pedicure, but would never admit it. How many men can comfortably go into Macy's to get nylons for a female partner/wife? Valentines or Christmas day is a good example; seeing some men attempt to shop for an outfit for a woman is almost comical sometimes. I think that this is why men frequently do not get the right size, or style, etc (they won't look too closely at the packages, tags); they are worried about being embarrased. I was at Macy's yesterday (picking up nylons and chocolates), looking through the hosiery section for the staples (Hanes Silk Reflections) along with something a little different (Berkshire...very nice) and I saw more than a few embrrased-looking men hanging around the periphery for Valentines outfits. Because I knew what to look for, it took me all of 90 seconds to get correct-sized and shadeed stockings, even with the "looking around" factor. By staying embarassed about going in, they spent quite some time looking at a distance. I almost wanted to ask one guy if he wanted a hand buying something, but he as a little too "alpha" when I saw him make a fake phone call in the store (giving him a reason to walk back and forth, peering into the intimates section) and really rubbed it in by taking a package of nylons out of the bag (pretending to check something on the label) and dropping them back into my bag.
I don't see the "embarrasment factor" and being ticklish for the alpha male isn't going to go away any time soon. Society is to blame to some extent. The alpha does not like to admit to signs of weakness to society, and I think that most would agree that society equates "ticklish = weakness." I am glad that I don't have this as a problem. To the alpha, I would say "...even Superman was vulnerable to Kryptonite" and just accept it. Sounds easy, I know.
