Sexual objectification occurs when an individual is solely treated like an object that exists only for the sexual pleasure of others, without consideration for the person that is being objectified. The sexual objectification theory (Fredrickson & Roberts, 1997) has been implied as an explanation for understanding the effects of living in a society that sexually objectifies women and it asserts that women are uniquely subjected to these types of experiences. When a women is sexually objectified, they are treated like an object that exists purely for the enjoyment of the objectifiers own sexual satisfaction. Objectifying males degrade womens human properties, therefore treating them as a mere object for their own sexual pleasure. Pornography,
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For a long time, women have been seen as material purely for the pleasure and benefit of men which is ultimately a selfish act. According to Catherine McKinnon “all women live in sexual objectification the way fish live in the water”, meaning that it is common for males to objectify and materialise women this way and women have been treated objectively for thousands of years. Even now, when women have the same opportunities, responsibilities and rights as males, they can be found being treated ubiquitously as if they were incompetent and minor human beings. The dignity and respect of sex is disregarded by the objectifiers who treat the other person as a mere means to their end of sexual satisfaction (using another person instrumentally). A number of contemporary philosophers have claimed that romanic love is importantly connected to sexual intimacy. Both parties must have notions of care for the other, their wellbeing, and their happiness of each other. In reference to objectification, sex with an objectifier means that there is a reduction to body, reduction to appearance and silencing for the other party. American feminist, Andrea Dworkin, see the this tendency as a result of patriarchic and social conditions, that men are habituated by dominant conceptions of women, …show more content…
People who objectify others degrade them of their human properties and qualities, therefore treating them as material for their own sexual pleasure.Because of the powerful urge to achieve one sexual satisfaction, objectifiers do not consider other aspects of the other party, they will identify them with their bodily organs. Consumers of porn and prostitution generally don’t care which woman provides the pleasure as they see the women as fungible. Porn is damaging as it has negative effects on expectations that young men have as they expect women to do the unrealistic behaviours that they've seen happen in porn. The trend of objectification of women in media continues because it is profitable and there for the male gaze. The current media depicts how women are seen, and how they should ‘ideally’ look and behave to attract men. Our culture is accepting the media's bias view of women so the negative effects will continue to develop. These reasons propose that there is a large impact formed by the objectification of women within
For a long time, women have been seen as material purely for the pleasure and benefit of men which is ultimately a selfish act. According to Catherine McKinnon “all women live in sexual objectification the way fish live in the water”, meaning that it is common for males to objectify and materialise women this way and women have been treated objectively for thousands of years. Even now, when women have the same opportunities, responsibilities and rights as males, they can be found being treated ubiquitously as if they were incompetent and minor human beings. The dignity and respect of sex is disregarded by the objectifiers who treat the other person as a mere means to their end of sexual satisfaction (using another person instrumentally). A number of contemporary philosophers have claimed that romanic love is importantly connected to sexual intimacy. Both parties must have notions of care for the other, their wellbeing, and their happiness of each other. In reference to objectification, sex with an objectifier means that there is a reduction to body, reduction to appearance and silencing for the other party. American feminist, Andrea Dworkin, see the this tendency as a result of patriarchic and social conditions, that men are habituated by dominant conceptions of women, …show more content…
People who objectify others degrade them of their human properties and qualities, therefore treating them as material for their own sexual pleasure.Because of the powerful urge to achieve one sexual satisfaction, objectifiers do not consider other aspects of the other party, they will identify them with their bodily organs. Consumers of porn and prostitution generally don’t care which woman provides the pleasure as they see the women as fungible. Porn is damaging as it has negative effects on expectations that young men have as they expect women to do the unrealistic behaviours that they've seen happen in porn. The trend of objectification of women in media continues because it is profitable and there for the male gaze. The current media depicts how women are seen, and how they should ‘ideally’ look and behave to attract men. Our culture is accepting the media's bias view of women so the negative effects will continue to develop. These reasons propose that there is a large impact formed by the objectification of women within