Men see bikini-clad women as objects, psychologists say (paging Captain Obvious!)

CNN ^ | 2/19/2009 | Elizabeth Landau

[Red in Blue PA]

New research shows that, in men, the brain areas associated with handling tools and the intention to perform actions light up when viewing images of women in bikinis.

The research was presented this week by Susan Fiske, professor of psychology at Princeton University, at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

"This is just the first study which was focused on the idea that men of a certain age view sex as a highly desirable goal, and if you present them with a provocative woman, then that will tend to prime goal-related responses," she told CNN.

Although consistent with conventional wisdom, the way that men may depersonalize sexual images of women is not entirely something they control. In fact, it's a byproduct of human evolution, experts say. The first male humans had an incentive to seek fertile women as the means of spreading their genes.

"They're not fully conscious responses, and so people don't know the extent to which they're being influenced," Fiske said. "It's important to recognize the effects."

[duckman]

“..responses in men associated with using tools.”
Ha ha, good one. Tool present and reporting for duty!

[alexander_busek]

Yes, looking at images of luscious babes definitely puts me in the same mood as viewing pictures of hammers, lathes, and power drills.

Regards,

[sticker]

Why do I think NO ONE would care to see Susan Fiske in a bikini?

[MarkL]

To a feminist, the thought of men wanting to have sex with women is revolting, and the thought of women wanting to have sex with men is inexplicable.

Andrea Dworkin and Catherine McKinnon (hard core leftist "feminists" and anti-porn crusaders) asserted that any time a woman had sex with a man, it was rape. That there was no such thing as a woman having consensual sex with a man.

Mark

[GOPJ]

Of course, if women don’t like for men to objectify them when they dress scantily, there’s a way to eliminate that problem....

BINGO - there's more than one person doing the tango here... (it does take two, right?)

[fella]

New research shows that, in men, the brain areas associated with handling tools and the intention to perform actions light up when viewing images of women in bikinis.

I'm going to blame all those Rigid calenters that I saw as a Yoooot.

[JamesP81]

I would so like to have a deep discussion on philosophy and the meaning of life with her.

So would I. Afterwards, of course....

[Osage Orange]

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[Osage Orange]

http://vili.us/hypno.html

[sten]

using tools? seriously? do these people actually get paid?

(keep in mind, its people like this that brought us global warming and 0bama...)

[JamesP81]

Who would forsee a day in America when the comment “You’re very atractive” would be viewed as an insult that would get you thrown into jail and marked for “re-education”?

Why do you think some guys like me are liking the looks of lifelong singleness and celibacy better all the time?

[JamesP81]

Yes, looking at images of luscious babes definitely puts me in the same mood as viewing pictures of hammers, lathes, and power drills.

Especially if the hammers, lathes, and power drills are being operated by luscious babes!

[Kolb]

LOL! The expression on this guy’s face is priceless!

[M. Dodge Thomas]

Yes, looking at images of luscious babes definitely puts me in the same mood as viewing pictures of hammers, lathes, and power drills.

I see no reason why I should have choose...

[ETL]

When the researchers performed similar tests on liberal ‘men’, they discovered that the portion of the brain responsible for ‘pleasure’ had shut down completely.

[jdub]

I’ve seen this article before. I just clicked on for the pictures.

[NCC-1701]

Here's the rest of her: