Objectification

 Many women are offended if a man does not complement her outfit, her body etc. Women objectify even each other. We compare ourselves to models and to one another. We objectify ourselves by wearing revealing clothing and outfits that are made to objectify our bodies. Men are not the only people to blame when it comes to the objectification of women.

This objectification I am talking about is not such as described above where women are seen as "pieces of meat". I am talking about in everyday life walking the street or in the workplace. Women wear clothing to show off what they and society deems their assets which in turn cause their more conservative female peers and male peers to look down on them. This goes with the thought of "Oh, she only got the job because of her looks." In this sense women are seen as objects but in the sense of wanting a pretty piece of art or a nice looking car. The everyday objectification of women is partly women's fault but is also societies fault. We raise our boys to be dominant and to want/compare the "best" things in life. It starts small with an appreciation for sports equipment, escalates to cars and clothing and then carries over to their teenage and adult years with their comparing of women. Many men can break this habit as they mature but if you go into most teenage boys rooms and some college age boys rooms you will see video games with half clad women as well as posters and pictures or even a magazine or two if you look long enough.

I am neither condoning nor condemning these practices because they are an issue which is not simple nor easy to fix. I can see two solutions. One is that women objectify men more openly so we are on equal fields of objectivity or we condemn objectifying either sex and get rid of all forms of objectivity in media and everyday life. The second solution would be much harder to implement however may be overall better for out societies body issues and overall self image issues. The second solution may also create a black market for objective material.