Sunday 30 March 2014

I Object!

Most of us are aware about human objectification(treating a person as an object for the 'subject's' use). Subject is the person who acts upon the object. 96% of the objectifications are suffered by (guess who!) women.
Majority wins! So, let's talk about female objectification today. There is so much to be said about this topic, that I almost had a hard time arranging my  thoughts in order. So, brace yourselves.
Now, the thought of thinking about a woman as a mere (usually sex) object is hysterically absurd. All her talents, brains, great personality(huh..who wants that) aside she first has great boobs. And everything else she has other than the great figure is just an added bonus. I know, as a woman I should find this utterly annoying and disrespectful (which it undoubtedly is) but instead I find it hilarious. Like saying Serena Williams would have been nothing without her great ass or J. K. Rowling is so fabulous because of her sexy legs!
You switch on to your favourite sitcom or the infamous item songs of Bollywood, you will see women objectified. In some advertisements you will see only parts of women's bodies being shown to advertise from deodorants to mobile phones (these Axe ads have got under my skin really). Why has it become so difficult for us to see women as people too! Some women too have become conscious about looking provocative, which is disheartening.
Why are there so less people to raise a voice for their own freedom? Why do they have to be freed?
Well, to answer my own question I have only one reason that female objectification has been accepted as normal. And little girls have been taught that their bodies are rapist magnets so the more they show of it the higher are their odds.
This is very different from finding a person sexy(again if your definition of sexy is just a good rack, go into a corner and sort your life out). Calling anybody sexy should be a complete compliment but sometimes why does it not so much feel like a compliment and seems rather creepy is because even the definition of sexy, by some, has been objectified. Appreciating physical beauty is not wrong, but thinking that, that's the only thing that makes a woman attractive, is. Well, if you ask me, there is nothing more sexy than intelligence and a great sense of humour( & the two things combined would wreck havoc). Here's a video to help you understand objectification more:  http://youtu.be/2SrpARP_M0o
Just for the record, these are objects.


Share this or (even better) write something of your own, so that we can remind people women are people too and their personalities are as or even more impressive than their bodies. Good Bye , have a great day!



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