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.
