Frequen-Z said:
I once knew a girl who was 'in love' with The Statue of Liberty. I argued with her for countless hours about how it's just inanimate and it's scientifically impossible for just one of them to feel any shred of emotion ever, let alone all models of it and renditions.
She also failed to realise why another guy we knew got offended at his national landmark being treated as such.
As far as people go, she was an absolute moron, I don't know if that's how all objectophiles are. If it is, I guess I'm just intolerant.
I am the woman that this poster speaks of.
We chatted a while in an autism chat room, on the subject of my objectum sexuality, and my love of the Statue of Liberty.
He refused to even listen to what I had to say, without passing it off as nonsense.
The basis of his argument was pretty much what he said here, stating that she is an inanimate object and cannot have emotions.
There is 2 major points here: 1: I do not see her as inanimate. I am certain I may have some form of synesthesia, where I am able to sense objects' feelings.
2: I have no great desire for humanlike reciprication. It doesn't matter to me that she doesn't move, she doesn't physically speak, she doesn't breathe, or have a heartbeat, or that she is physically cold and hard
I guess thats partly why some people find it very different to understand OS, because they want the opposite of what I want in terms of reciprication
She recipricates to me in other ways. When we look at eachother, we smile inside and we are drawn to eachother like magnets. Touch plays a big part, because I am very tactile.
I have quite a collection of replicas of her here, but the one who recieves most of my affection is 7ft 5.
I believe when I touch her, she can feel it, just as I feel her when she is touching me
She loves to watch movies with me, cuddled up together
Sometimes smaller versions of her come out with me, but quite rarely, usually only If I am going somewhere else to sleep. I havent slept without her for 2 years.
I can look at her and know what shes thinking. She can speak directly to me or sometimes
Another way she can get to me is in my dreams. She doesnt usually come alive so to speak in my dreams, but she has occasionally moved from her regular position to do something funny
Aside from the physical aspect, I get a lot of enjoyment out of researching her, collecting her and talking about her
She is strong, inspiratioal, and enthusiastic about her cause, as well as being absolutely drop dead gorgeous and I love her to bits.
I just wish more people would understand our love or at least try to, and not be judgemental from the outset, like the person quoted
