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What Is Objectification? Why is it Wrong?

I decided to explain what objectification is after reading questions, opinions, and myTakes about this topic. It is very clear that many gaggers have a big misunderstanding about this topic.

What is objectification?

It's not admiration. It's when somebody determines/regards your worth based on your value as a sex/physical object rather than your value as a human being (persona, health, education, etc.). It's also when, according to that person or people, your value as a sex/physical object exceeds your value as a human being. This is basically called interpersonal objectification, which is pretty much dehumanization.

For example, catcalling is interpersonal objectification because 1. You don't know who they are and you're saying things to them based on their value as a sex/physical object. 2. You don't consider how the person is feeling after they receive demeaning comments about their appearance.

Female objectification
Female objectification

Do you think the typical woman wants to hear comments about her boobs from a stranger? Would a typical woman feel safe while she's being catcalled by men she doesn't know? Did you know that handsome guys, like me, find it annoying when they get catcalled by people they aren't attracted to?

Intrapersonal objectification is when you determine/regard your own worth based on your value as a sex/physical object rather than your value as a human being (persona, education, health, etc.) or think that your value as a sex/physical object exceeds your value as a human being. For example, people who have anorexia think that their weight/appearance is more important than their physical/mental health.

Male objectification
Male objectification

Who can it happen to?

It can happen to anyone. It can happen to people of all genders, races, ethnicities, ages, sexual orientations, and etc. It doesn't matter. You don't have to be good looking in order to be objectified by someone else. A person can be very hideous and be treated as garbage because of their "low" value as a sex/physical object. A person can be very attractive and be treated as nothing but an object of sexual pleasure. A person can be merely averaged and be treated as "meh" because of their mediocre looks.

Why it's wrong?

If I have to explain to you why it's wrong, then you are part of the problem. You are very ignorant if you still think that objectification is simply just admiration and people "want" to be objectified. If you think eating disorders and catcalling are totally okay... Well, shame on you.

What Is Objectification? Why is it Wrong?
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