Post by CodepNomore on Jul 20, 2016 16:39:56 GMT -8
I learned from the (audio) book, I just started listening to...
"The Entitlement Cure". Finding success in doing hard things the right way. (By Dr. John Townsend) That...
*Objectification*
"When one person treats another as a need-meeting object or as a dispenser of some desired commodity."
This caught my attention big time. (I have been every inch guilty of this along with "entitlement"). So I searched for more around this topic of objectification and here's what I found:
Objectification
involves viewing and/or treating a person as an object, devoid of thought or feeling. Often, objectification is targeted at women and reduces them to objects of sexual pleasure and gratification. This tendency has stirred much debate and reform over the years, mainly on the part of feminists and other civil rights advocates, although much work remains to be done in this area.
In the United States, the process of objectification begins at a young age. Americans are conditioned by everything from television, music, and marketing to sports, pornography, and even their parents, to objectify others. Gender roles play a major part in this process. Males are taught to objectify the female body; and females are taught to embrace this objectification by basing their self-worth on outward appearance. Correspondingly, females are taught to objectify males as dominant protectors; and males are taught to embrace this objectification by basing their worth on machismo, aggression, and physical prowess.
According to philosopher Martha Nussbaum, objectification occurs in various ways. A person may be objectified if they are treated:
* as a tool for another's purposes (instrumentality);
* as if lacking in agency or self-determination (denial of autonomy, inertness);
* as if owned by another (ownership);
* as if interchangeable (fungibility);
* as if permissible to damage or destroy (violability);
* as if there is no need for concern for their feelings and experiences (denial of subjectivity).
In addition to this list, Rae Langton added in 2009 that objectification also involves reducing a person to a body or body parts, reducing a person to having no value outside of his or her appearance, and silencing a person by refusing to acknowledge that he or she has a voice and is capable of independent thought and speech (Stanford, 2010; 2011).
I think the antidote to this is to "love your neighbor as yourself".
(Romans 13:8-10; Galatians 5:14)
"The Entitlement Cure". Finding success in doing hard things the right way. (By Dr. John Townsend) That...
*Objectification*
"When one person treats another as a need-meeting object or as a dispenser of some desired commodity."
This caught my attention big time. (I have been every inch guilty of this along with "entitlement"). So I searched for more around this topic of objectification and here's what I found:
Objectification
involves viewing and/or treating a person as an object, devoid of thought or feeling. Often, objectification is targeted at women and reduces them to objects of sexual pleasure and gratification. This tendency has stirred much debate and reform over the years, mainly on the part of feminists and other civil rights advocates, although much work remains to be done in this area.
In the United States, the process of objectification begins at a young age. Americans are conditioned by everything from television, music, and marketing to sports, pornography, and even their parents, to objectify others. Gender roles play a major part in this process. Males are taught to objectify the female body; and females are taught to embrace this objectification by basing their self-worth on outward appearance. Correspondingly, females are taught to objectify males as dominant protectors; and males are taught to embrace this objectification by basing their worth on machismo, aggression, and physical prowess.
According to philosopher Martha Nussbaum, objectification occurs in various ways. A person may be objectified if they are treated:
* as a tool for another's purposes (instrumentality);
* as if lacking in agency or self-determination (denial of autonomy, inertness);
* as if owned by another (ownership);
* as if interchangeable (fungibility);
* as if permissible to damage or destroy (violability);
* as if there is no need for concern for their feelings and experiences (denial of subjectivity).
In addition to this list, Rae Langton added in 2009 that objectification also involves reducing a person to a body or body parts, reducing a person to having no value outside of his or her appearance, and silencing a person by refusing to acknowledge that he or she has a voice and is capable of independent thought and speech (Stanford, 2010; 2011).
I think the antidote to this is to "love your neighbor as yourself".
(Romans 13:8-10; Galatians 5:14)