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In reply to the discussion: For those women who think objectifying women as sex objects is OK [View all]Bonobo
(29,257 posts)I don't see that there is a connection between how the people you know act and how the models paid to sell magazines act.
The woman that you know that don't dress to attract men... I totally get that. Most people don't dress to attract other people except on special occasions. But in my experience in life, I find that almost everyone -AT SOME POINT- WILL dress in a way to be attractive or noticed at some party, event, beach trip or otherwise. I really don't believe that anything but a TINY minority would never engage in dressing to look attractive.
I am rural and people only dress up when they go to the city.
Once people are older and married, they do not spend too much time trying to look attractive to the other sex but they are STILL trying to live up to a standard that has been impressed upon them by social forces.
So let me ask you this, and I would like an answer.
IF your friends are dressing up to impress other woman by fulfilling a certain look or a certain expectations, are they being victimized by 'objectification' by those other women?