The future is X rated.
Much Music now has a show called
"Who to Do...The 20 Sexiest Women in Hollywood."
Although i have only seen a preview, i think i can figure out what this show will entail, and I'm not interested. In fact, I'm upset that a show like this even exists. (and I'm certain it's counterpart is "The 20 Sexiest Men in Hollywood.")
Here's my problem:
Most of the women i know are looking to be respected and loved by men, not to be objectified. Many of the women i see however, mainly in the venue of mass media, show very little respect for themselves in the process of looking for this respect.
(based on insecurity, pressure, etc.)
There seems to be a significant (im)moral message that is being poured into our culture that women and sexuality are synonymous.
And that this is okay.
And that it is legitimate to objectify women this way.
The truth is: it seems as though we are becoming used to looking at the human body for the sake of consumption -
whether male or female -
instead of looking at the human body as beautiful, capable, and intelligently designed.
I'm not blaming this on either men or women, whether it be the case that women are the ones who put themselves in the position to be objectified, and men are the ones doing the objectifying, however... objectification cannot be ignored:
"While objectification calls for men to become observers, it also calls for women to become the observed. Women become objects as men become objectifiers." Women are expected to accept the role of stimulators of men’s visual interest. This visual interest focuses on a two dimensional view of women, one that values the physical characteristics of women while ignoring personal character or any of the inner complexities that are inherent in human beings."
So when a man claims to love a woman, is he talking about love for a two dimentional view of women and the women who pursue this ideal? Or are they speaking of women as they really are?
Much Music now has a show called
"Who to Do...The 20 Sexiest Women in Hollywood."
Although i have only seen a preview, i think i can figure out what this show will entail, and I'm not interested. In fact, I'm upset that a show like this even exists. (and I'm certain it's counterpart is "The 20 Sexiest Men in Hollywood.")
Here's my problem:
Most of the women i know are looking to be respected and loved by men, not to be objectified. Many of the women i see however, mainly in the venue of mass media, show very little respect for themselves in the process of looking for this respect.
(based on insecurity, pressure, etc.)
There seems to be a significant (im)moral message that is being poured into our culture that women and sexuality are synonymous.
And that this is okay.
And that it is legitimate to objectify women this way.
The truth is: it seems as though we are becoming used to looking at the human body for the sake of consumption -
whether male or female -
instead of looking at the human body as beautiful, capable, and intelligently designed.
I'm not blaming this on either men or women, whether it be the case that women are the ones who put themselves in the position to be objectified, and men are the ones doing the objectifying, however... objectification cannot be ignored:
"While objectification calls for men to become observers, it also calls for women to become the observed. Women become objects as men become objectifiers." Women are expected to accept the role of stimulators of men’s visual interest. This visual interest focuses on a two dimensional view of women, one that values the physical characteristics of women while ignoring personal character or any of the inner complexities that are inherent in human beings."So when a man claims to love a woman, is he talking about love for a two dimentional view of women and the women who pursue this ideal? Or are they speaking of women as they really are?
posted by Kristina at 18:31
2 Comments:
this is what I've been thinking lately. (And I feel like I'm going to take some heat for it.)
Where are the rallies of feminism in high schools? In Junior High Schools? in grade 4 classrooms? I understand the logistics ane yes neccessity of holding feminist rallies at udub and the like, but doesn't it seem like most people showing up have already gotten the idea? Doesn't it seem like we're being a little repetitive? Doesn't it seem like high school girls these days are running a higher risk of allowing themselves to be objectified than university students? or something like that. we can discuss it sometime. if you're nicer to me.
...who said that?
i'd say the materialism, objectification and violence are all one of the same thing, in that they all lead to one another.
im with bonnie. these issues need to be discussed much earlier. the problem is that we grant people very little in terms of education. even in this nation, where our public schools are free, and we're supposed to be entirely autonomous, everyone would rather watch jenny jones than be concerned with the objectification of women by the state.
i think it's all gotta start with edumacation.
more later ms. solgaard.
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