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Glass
I might suggest that women are more attracted to men who see them as objects, though they call this "confidence".
darkbake
Scientific American
So, objectification might not lead to perceptions of women as inanimate objects but as different kinds of humans—ones that are capable of feeling but not thinking. To test this hypothesis Gray et al. presented participants with images of individuals and varied the amount of flesh shown in the pictures (the amount of “body focus”). In line with their hypothesis, seeing full bodies, as compared to just faces, caused ratings of agency to diminish but ratings of experience to increase. The same was true when naked bodies were compared with clothed bodies. Indeed, as the sexual suggestiveness of the images increased, perceptions of agency decreased and perceptions of experience increased accordingly.
As a graduated psychology major, I always find psychological studies fascinating - I even took the statistics and RDA (Research Design and Analysis) classes needed in order to know about how valid studies are made. So check this out, this study shows that men who see attractive women don't think the women are capable of thinking.
I want to point out, on a side note, that this could be a reason to date someone you are less attracted to. There is a higher probability, as a man, that you will treat them as an equal, and that will result in a better relationship.
So for people doing online dating - you might be better of messaging someone you don't find attractive. And this doesn't likely have to do with you being ugly - similar, well somewhat similar, studies have shown that people who are on the same level of attractiveness have more stable relationships.
In addition, studies by OkCupid showed that if you message someone you are less attracted to, you are more likely to get a response.
So keep that in mind.
The Atlantic: Study: The Objectification of Women is a Real, Measureable Phenomenon
Here is a second study.
HANS VILLARICAMAY 24 2012, 10:47 AM ET
Both male and female subjects in a recent experiment perceived near-naked men in sexualized ads as human beings, but could only see attractive women as objects.
METHODOLOGY: Researchers led by Philippe Bernard presented participants pictures of men and women in sexualized poses, wearing a swimsuit or underwear, one by one on a computer screen. Since pictures of people present a recognition problem when they're turned upside down, but images of objects don't have that problem, some of the photos were presented right side up and others upside down. After each picture, there was a second of black screen before each participant was shown two images and was asked to choose the one that matched the one he or she had just seen.
RESULTS: The male and female subjects matched the photos similarly. They recognized right-side-up men better than upside-down men, suggesting that they saw the sexualized men as persons. On the contrary, the women in underwear weren't any harder to recognize when they appeared upside down, indicating that the sexy women were consistently identified as objects.
CONCLUSION: People objectify women in sexualized photos, but not men.
In this study, it is shown that both men and women objectify women, especially attractive women. That means that they aren't treating them as something (ahem) someone with their own opinion and perspective - but as a tool, just like a hoe, rope or shovel.
I think, guys, this must be when relationships go downhill. That's why we all would be better off dating very manly Nordic women that can intimidate us. Aside from the jokes, I do find this to be a serious topic.
I think that women being treated as equals to men is something that needs to happen - and also something that a lot of us out there don't even understand the concept of - that means that we think women are equal to men, but that is no where near the case -
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For a few examples: I went over to a friend's house to play some cards, and he was an older man with a wife - and his wife was completely submissive, so much so that she would shake when talking to him and not give her opinion. When I treated her as an equal, she got suspicious.
In another case, I was dating a girl who was a Jehovah's Witness. When I would ask her her opinion on things, she would say things like "Why are you asking me?" or "Why do I get to decide?" and there was a whole culture of women being submissive slaves, essentially, entirely legal, in the U.S.
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If you don't think that is strange, think of it this way. A man or woman is only defined by their genitals. Any belief that women naturally think differently than men is sexist - but also hard to prove since the way we act based on our gender is forced into us by society.
My point is, even if you are a guy, imagine that you are forced into a female's body with the exact same thoughts - but you are not allowed to speak, you are only allowed to obey, you are not allowed to have an opinion -
On a broader note, think of a room-mate situation or maybe a wife of a similar nature.
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And I admit that I was naturally a sexist person (I didn't even realize it) - I have no idea why, but I'm thinking my parents or Disney movies - but I have been trying hard for around 5 years to get over it.
I think my mom is actually a butch lesbian and I'm not sure what's up with my dad he's eccentric.edit on 06amMon, 06 Jan 2014 08:23:14 -0600kbamkAmerica/Chicago by darkbake because: (no reason given)edit on 06amMon, 06 Jan 2014 08:24:07 -0600kbamkAmerica/Chicago by darkbake because: (no reason given)edit on 06amMon, 06 Jan 2014 08:25:10 -0600kbamkAmerica/Chicago by darkbake because: (no reason given)edit on 06amMon, 06 Jan 2014 08:26:08 -0600kbamkAmerica/Chicago by darkbake because: (no reason given)edit on 06amMon, 06 Jan 2014 08:26:30 -0600kbamkAmerica/Chicago by darkbake because: (no reason given)
aboutface
Glass
I might suggest that women are more attracted to men who see them as objects, though they call this "confidence".
Allow me to disagree. While some young women may see through the façade and be players for the fun of it especially in groups, no woman wants to be seen as an object/ hunk of meat unless her psyche is damaged.
tsingtao
geeze, were they wearing the same underwear upside down?
we are hardwired for profiling.
good looking people are good looking, to anyone.
no one knows if they are as dumb as a box of rocks.
i call crap on the study, how much did it cost?