The difference between Female objectification and Male objectification is about privilege.
You will hear a man say. Why is it we can’t talk about you but lady’s are allowed to talk about the looks of a man. Or how can there be an article complaining about Female objectification be followed with an article of the best Olympic sporters Abs.
First, a little objectification is ok, really, and honestly, the body of a person can be seen as a piece of art. Skin, bones, nerves, muscle and all kinds of other organs work together to make a living human body, that’s impressive on it’s own. Every human body is a piece of art. Where one will prefers an other piece of art than an other, or appreciates it in a different way (sexual, non sexual, biological, scientific ect.)
We are allowed to enjoy each others beauty and do this openly.
It is the part where woman are over sexualized and solely oversexualized that is a problem. That woman that look extremely pretty are more likely to be hired than a less pretty lady, or both are less likely to be hired than any guy.
That when someone admires a man for his beauty it’s always his second asset. With men there is first referred to there occupation before there is referred to their looks. ‘An amazing actor and good looking too.’
“A talented sportsman, that has some fine abs.”
“He is smart and looks good.”
While with woman it will be the other way around.
“The gorgeous actres that can actually act.”
“She looks good and does sports!”
“Wow, beauty and brains.”
First we have to be able to see that women their skills are more important than her physical assets before privileged men can complain about their objectification.
