Maybe this definition is more isomorphic to the “objectification of women” than it first appears. For example, the other day my family was going to get our photograph taken. After about seven pictures were taken, we were lead to another room where a man showed us our photographs in turn so we could decide on the one we liked. It occurred to me that we probably could have operated the computer that did this ourselves, in which case he would have been out of a job. I objectified him, and I’m quite certain he would have been offended if I’d said my thoughts aloud.
So. Objectification is a good thing for the person who does it, but it’s quite normal for the person on the receiving end to be offended.
Maybe this definition is more isomorphic to the “objectification of women” than it first appears. For example, the other day my family was going to get our photograph taken. After about seven pictures were taken, we were lead to another room where a man showed us our photographs in turn so we could decide on the one we liked. It occurred to me that we probably could have operated the computer that did this ourselves, in which case he would have been out of a job. I objectified him, and I’m quite certain he would have been offended if I’d said my thoughts aloud.
So. Objectification is a good thing for the person who does it, but it’s quite normal for the person on the receiving end to be offended.