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In reply to the discussion: For those women who think objectifying women as sex objects is OK [View all]Rex
(65,616 posts)What I consider as value in another person is their interactions with me or others, do they like dog or cats. People in general that have a warm heart THAT is something I value above the flesh and bone I don't give a fuck what gender.
When I see a picture of a women in a bikini, the intellectual side of me says they are being sold as value for their flesh. The physical side finds a general attraction to what I see. When I see a car ad with a model barely dressed laying on the roof, I am not fooled into thinking the car and the woman have anything in common but self and product promotion. I am not fit to judge what a woman does with her life. But I still recognize what I see on a piece of paper or on the Intertubes. They are promoting SEX and COMMERCE. Two attractions dating back thousands of years.
Everything is subjective, but that doesn't mean we cannot address some common standards and not also fool ourselves into thinking everyone is going to follow them.
That probably makes no sense.