Studlock, on 18 September 2012 - 03:44 PM, said:
Let put me it this way. The 'Objectifying' of men generally doesn't have a negative effect on men in society at large, while with women it does. The objectifying of men does harm them while of women it does. I think that better explains my point.
Really? I don't think that's the case at all. What do women look for when they go on dating sites or looking for men in a bar? They look for Mr. Tall, Dark, Handsome, with a good sense of humour, who makes good money, is a perfect father and is an animal in the sack. I mean they don't always look for all of the above, but they do look for a lot of these traits...and they get them from the rest of society and how men are portrayed. This is why nerdy, fat guys have such trouble getting women to go out with them, or super nice guys (who aren't all that to look at) get friend zoned. It ABSOLUTELY affects society at large, and it absolutely affects men....just not super good looking men, or super charming men.
If you are going to argue these things then you really need to see both sides and not just assume that it only happens to affect women.
Studlock, on 18 September 2012 - 03:45 PM, said:
And I think you need take a class in one of the humanities or social sciences if you truly think biological urges are the only thing that defines humanity.
Ah, young sir I'm a fair bit older than you. I actually took many courses in college about these subjects. But I never said it DEFINES us....I said it's the first thing we see and get into about a person. And like I said, without it we'd all be unsexual creatures who looked at the other gender with mild amusement and no attraction at all.
Do we develop other stuff down the line with a mate we choose to stay with? Of course we do! I don't stay with my gf just because I find her beautiful (it's one of the reasons, and was the initial one), but also because she's funny, allows me to be myself and we have amazing communication. But both of us would freely admit that our initial attraction was sexual. She ripped a button off my shirt on our first date as we made out in front of her condo building.
This post has been edited by QuickTidal: 18 September 2012 - 04:03 PM
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