So, just to be clear: Is it your suggestion that what makes objectification wrong is the imbalance of power it (sometimes) creates, because the power imbalance causes harms to the disempowered group?
It’s one thing. There’s a lot of interconnected things going on, but it’s the most obvious difference between the two photos. I’ll have more to say later, but this is a big topic and I want to get it right. As Alicorn says, you should stew for a while.
So, just to be clear: Is it your suggestion that what makes objectification wrong is the imbalance of power it (sometimes) creates, because the power imbalance causes harms to the disempowered group?
It’s one thing. There’s a lot of interconnected things going on, but it’s the most obvious difference between the two photos. I’ll have more to say later, but this is a big topic and I want to get it right. As Alicorn says, you should stew for a while.
This post seems to be making the same point, and the ensuing discussion is interesting.
Interesting quote: “No objectification without due subjectification.” (Holly.)