I disagree with you 100%. When I’m attracted to a woman it is based on physical assets alone. That is objectification. In other words the object of my desire (breasts, legs, behind, etc) ate body parts completely separate from any aspect of the woman’s personality. It is only later, when personality conflict began to arise that that attraction fades and a man moves on. This is one of the reasons why a man can marry the most beautiful supermodel, and get tired of her and wind up getting a divorce as often happens in Hollywood. If this was patently not true, then prostitution would be a useless endeavor. We’ll just have to agree to disagree.
“I disagree with you 100%. When I’m attracted to a woman it is based on physical assets alone. That is objectification.”
Not according to you. You just said, “When I’m attracted to a woman...” Even you know what I am saying it is true. Logically, the only way for you to have written that sentence and make sense is if you said, “When I FIRST objectify a woman...” But even that implies something comes BEFORE objectification. And it does. And that’s why Prager and you are both wrong.
Also, objectification is not about the “object” of your desire. And the very use of the word “desire” is about “attraction” and not objectification.
As I said, Prager is making a mistake because he is not making proper distinctions.
If you want to know - to honestly know - the proper steps about attraction, desire, objectification I suggest you start with this: http://cuapress.cua.edu/books/viewbook.cfm?book=LOLD
“If this was patently not true, then prostitution would be a useless endeavor. We’ll just have to agree to disagree.”
Your comment about prostitution makes no sense. Prostitution is not about attraction or desire, but the most extreme form of objectification. Being attracted to a woman you’ve just seen for the first time is entirely different than paying a woman for sex. If you don’t believe me, then just tell your spouse that the first time you saw her pretty much rated right up there with shelling out cash for a blowjob in an alley way with a crack whore.
Your wife would agree with me. I’m just saying. . .