Women: Objects of Affection or Possession?
“Women are objects.”
I can’t decide whether my roommate was being serious when he said this, or just being sarcastic.
On one hand, it wouldn’t be a far stretch given what I’ve seen so far, but on the other, it’s hard for me to believe that someone can look at a woman and see anything less than a living, breathing human being complete with a heart, a mind, and a soul. Then again, maybe it’s not hard to believe, considering I am at fault of doing the same thing from time to time.
The objectification of women is nothing new, women have commonly been seen as playthings, mere flesh to be owned and ogled, for millennia. What I find interesting is that even given the advances in feminism over the past decades, and the gain of so-called equality, this has not changed. If anything, women are now more ready participants! How many advertisements do you see everyday that use sex and sex appeal to sell the product?
It saddens me to see beautiful creations of God treated in such a way that diminishes their value. It’s a disgusting and perverted practice that far too many men participate in. We are called to love and care for them, not to use and manipulate them.
I know my concerns have been echoed elsewhere, but after hearing it in my own home, I am appalled and distressed at just how far we have fallen, when we see our own sisters as slaves.
This post is tagged: love, objects, sisters, viewpoints, women
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Try living it. I grew up with this at the forefront and then working in construction only magnified it. It has changed in that now women and girls are believing hook line and sinker that this is their only purpose and value. And they have also adopted this thinking and behavior in their treatment of men. God did create men as visual beings, and to look at a woman and admire her physical beauty is much different that thinking of her as an object, not to mention full of pride that “it” is there just for you.
This is a belief of ignorant people. Your roommate, obviously on the higher levels of that hierarchy. Most of this hierarchy exists because of wrong thinking and insecurity. What I find at the top of the list of appalling and distressing is those men who have daughters and think it is fine to treat everyone else’s daughter that way but not theirs.
Keep praying for wisdom, guidance, and compassion. You are not there by mistake.
Thank you for realizing we are more than just objects!!
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Cheers! Sandra. R.