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On Men Viewing Women as Sex Objects
Townhall.com ^ | December 13, 2016 | Dennis Prager

Posted on 12/13/2016 4:26:26 AM PST by Kaslin

My last column was titled "Is Donald Trump a Misogynist?" After reading reactions throughout the internet, I realize how important it is to elaborate on the subject of how men view women.

One of the proofs that higher education makes those who attend college more foolish, more naive and often even more ignorant about life than those who never attended college is the widespread belief among the well-educated that when men sexually objectify women it means that they are misogynists, haters of women.

So, here is a list of eight truths about males and sexual objectification for those who have a degree in any of the "social sciences."

1. It is completely normal for heterosexual men to see women they are sexually attracted to as sex objects.

2. That such sexual objectification is normal and has nothing to do with misogyny is proved, among other things, by the fact that homosexual men see men to whom they are sexually attracted as sex objects. If heterosexual men are misogynists, homosexual men are man haters.

3. One reason for this is the almost-unique power of a visual to sexually arouse men. Men are aroused just by glancing at a woman's arm, ankle, calf, thigh or stomach, even without ever seeing her face. Those legs, calves, arms, etc. are sexual objects. That's why there are innumerable websites featuring them.

4. Every normal heterosexual man who sees a woman as a sexual object can also completely respect her mind, her character and everything else nonsexual about her. Men do this all the time.

5. Most heterosexual women also see sexy women as sex objects, and they are hardly misogynists. Ask your wife or girlfriend which would turn her on more: watching a male strip show in front of a female audience, or a female strip show in front of a male audience.

6. Lucky is a couple if the man can sexually objectify his partner. The longer a husband can at least occasionally regard his wife as a sex object, the better their marriage. It is not always easy to see the woman you see every day, the mother of your children, as a sex object.

7. The whole purpose of lingerie and other sexual attire is to render the woman a sex object in her partner's eyes. Are all the women who wear lingerie, bikinis, cheerleading outfits or whatever else turns their partner on -- and hopefully them as well -- haters of women?

8. If your husband denies these assertions, he is lying to you because he is afraid that you will react angrily or that he will hurt your feelings. He may also be lying to himself -- after all, he, too, went to college and reads liberal opinion pieces on misogyny; and he wants to be an "enlightened" male.

It is a sign of the times that these eight points need to be written. The question is, why are any of these points -- known to just about every woman and man who ever lived prior to the 1960s -- controversial to so many well-educated people today?

The answer is leftism and its offshoot: feminism.

Leftism is first and foremost a denial of reality.

Leftists deny reality for two reasons.

One is that leftism is a religion (a secular one), and therefore it has dogmas that supersede truth.

The other reason is that reality is filled with disappointment and pain, and avoidance of pain is the central psychological impetus of leftism. This explains the infantilizing safe rooms at the institutions the left controls most: the universities. These rooms exist to protect students from hearing an idea with which they differ (recall reason one) and from hearing an idea that causes them pain.

Name the left-wing position, and in almost every case you will see how it exemplifies either or both of these reasons.

It is reality that human nature is not basically good. But since the French Enlightenment, the left has affirmed that people are basically good. That's why leftists blame violent crime on poverty and racism, not on the violent criminal.

It is reality that the higher the minimum wage, the fewer new workers will be hired. But because of dogma, the left denies it. (In 1987, when The New York Times editorial page was not as pure left as it is today, one editorial was titled "The Right Minimum Wage: $0.00.")

It is reality that Islam means "submit," but this meaning conflicts with left-wing wishful thinking that all cultures are morally equal. Thus, virtually every left-wing professor and publication says that Islam means "peace." (To the extent that it has any connection to the Arabic word for "peace" -- "salaam" -- it is the peace that ensues after all of humanity has submitted to Islam.) The amount of left-wing denial of reality concerning the Islamic world is about equal to the number of assertions leftists make about it. (Thus, the Obama administration labeled the Fort Hood massacre of 13 people by a radical Muslim as "workplace violence.")

It is also reality, not an expression of misogyny, that men see the objects of their sexual desire as sexual objects. But this is too painful for feminists and other leftists. And it violates feminist theory, which says that men and women are essentially the same, and seeing a woman as a sexual object is misogyny.

Therefore, this reality is rejected.


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1 posted on 12/13/2016 4:26:26 AM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Please post pics and I will see if I can resist


2 posted on 12/13/2016 4:27:28 AM PST by Trump-a-licious
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To: Kaslin

Pictures? Katherine Zeta-Jones?


3 posted on 12/13/2016 4:27:41 AM PST by King Moonracer (Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.....)
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To: Kaslin
I've known women who can act the same way.

There was a girl in one of my college classes. We had a young professor, early 30s. When he walked in she said, "this will be interesting."

I've always wondered if she made an A in the class.

4 posted on 12/13/2016 4:31:38 AM PST by ealgeone
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To: Kaslin

Some thing every man as known for ever.


5 posted on 12/13/2016 4:33:16 AM PST by riverrunner
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To: Kaslin

Dennis Prager, the voice of reason.


6 posted on 12/13/2016 4:35:02 AM PST by Auntie Mame (Fear not tomorrow. God is already there.)
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To: Kaslin

In other breaking news: Water is wet !


7 posted on 12/13/2016 4:35:05 AM PST by Kellis91789 (We hope for a bloodless revolution, but revolution is still the goal.)
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To: King Moonracer

This should do it...

Maureen dowd?


8 posted on 12/13/2016 4:35:23 AM PST by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world.)
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To: Kaslin

If a women doesn’t want to be “objectified”, then what the hell is the point of a guy remotely wanting to be around you?

But of course females can rank guys by size, strength, net worth, and willingness to toss gifts and money at her, and call it “I just want someone who will be a good provider”.


9 posted on 12/13/2016 4:38:16 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: Kaslin

The left’s response to males who are sexually out of control is to try to nuterize society via feminism, homosexuality, and frightened metrosexual males. Thus, the attacks on our flagrantly heterosexual President elect.


10 posted on 12/13/2016 4:38:17 AM PST by Socon-Econ
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To: Nailbiter; Forecaster; BartMan1

ping


11 posted on 12/13/2016 4:38:52 AM PST by IncPen (I just found out that PIAPS is a reference to the "Pig In A Pants Suit". Ha! #NeverHillary)
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To: Kaslin

The left never objectifies women.

Just ask Hilly’s good pal and White House VIP, Jay Z.


12 posted on 12/13/2016 4:39:09 AM PST by jazminerose (Adorable Deplorable)
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To: Kaslin

I think Prager is making one mistake here. Sexually desiring someone is not the same thing as “objectifying” someone. A normal heterosexual man can sexually desire a woman he’s never seen (say a woman he’s only talked to over the phone or corresponded with). Being attracted to someone or desiring someone is not the same thing as objectifying someone.


13 posted on 12/13/2016 4:42:35 AM PST by vladimir998 (Apparently I'm still living in your head rent free. At least now it isn't empty.)
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To: Kaslin
Little boys learn they get erections more often looking at little girls

Little boys learn at an early age orgasm caused by erections caused by little girls feels good

Little boys grow up chasing the orgasm, willing to trade anything for the perfect one.

So do little girls.

14 posted on 12/13/2016 4:43:46 AM PST by knarf (I say things that are true, I have no proof, but they're true.)
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To: Kaslin

Women are sexual objects. Not only that but many women spend every waking moment attending constantly to assure they are visual sexual objects.

Clothes, jewelry, make up, scent are all tools developed and sold to enhance sexual attraction

The purpose of being a woman is to procreate


15 posted on 12/13/2016 4:44:28 AM PST by bert (K.E.; N.P.; GOPc;WASP .... Macroagression melts snowflakes)
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To: Kaslin

He’s right.

L


16 posted on 12/13/2016 4:44:51 AM PST by Lurker (America burned the witch.)
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To: Kaslin

Yes. I’ll admit it...... Women have viewed me as a sex object. I swear that’s true. It happened not a few times while I was single. There was only one thing I could do. If the attraction was there, I viewed them the same way.....the rest is ‘past’ history.


17 posted on 12/13/2016 4:45:06 AM PST by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: Kaslin

Dictionary definition of misogyny: dislike or even hatred of women

Left-wing definition of misogyny: like or even love of women


18 posted on 12/13/2016 4:47:17 AM PST by Redmen4ever
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To: Trump-a-licious

lol. “Test me! Test me!” you say. Love it! ;D


19 posted on 12/13/2016 4:48:12 AM PST by GOP Poet
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To: Kaslin

Women want to be admired by men or otherwise they would never bother to wear dresses and heels. Those high heels must be so uncomfortable to totter around in but they do it for us men and I appreciate it. Women in sweats and sneakers do nothing for me.

Men are also seen as sex objects by women. I don’t mind being the object of desire with regard to women. I know that my suits and power ties drive them crazy. Just wait until I get a long black overcoat to wear over my suit unbuttoned like the one that Trump wears. I will drive women into a frenzy!


20 posted on 12/13/2016 4:50:35 AM PST by SamAdams76
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