What does it feel like to be objectified?

krazykidd

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Don't know what to add to the Post. Obviously it doesn't feel good( although i'm sure there someone somewhere that enjoys it for whatever reason). I'm also assuming both men and women can be (sexually)objectified . So just something i thought up randomly.

Thoughts? Experience? Ideas?
 

BloatedGuppy

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You should probably clarify whether you mean objectification in media (i.e. one dimensional portrayals of individuals as sex objects and personality voids, existing only to be admired aesthetically and/or desired sexually...seen most frequently in porn, but also in mainstream media and advertising) or objectification in person, which means treating someone like an object to be used for your sexual stimulation or gratification without any regard to their worth or value as a human being. This can manifest as anything from "using" someone purely for sex, to date/stranger rape, to the molestation of infants.

As to how it feels...I would imagine it feels very much like everything about you has been stripped away, and the only thing of value is whether or not someone finds your appearance sexually exciting. I suppose it's possible that for some people in the throes of serious sexual addiction this might feel rewarding (whilst contributing to their pathology), but for most it would be an extremely dehumanizing experience.

In the case of the media portrayal...which given this is primarily a video game forum is almost certainly what you are referring to...the degree of the effect will vary from individual to individual. The more susceptible to advertising, hype, propaganda, etc someone is, the more likely they are to internalize negative/harmful stimuli seen in media. As always, it is important to think critically about the media you consume, which of course can be a tall order for children (to say nothing of many adults). Grow up with a steady diet of anything, and it will inform your world view.
 

piinyouri

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It kind of feels like someone is shopping in a store and the only thing customers care about is boiled down into one base feature.
And you are one of the things being sold.
 

shellshock3d

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It doesn't feel great. At all. It basically feels like someone is telling you that you are not a person. You are only a thing. And your only value is in how you look or that you are a thing to have sex with. It's actually quite shitty.
 

Yuno Gasai

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Objectification is a very, very broad topic.

At its core, objectification is about having your humanity stripped away and reducing you down to one base value - for example, your body or your intelligence. Everything about you is disregarded in favour of this one particular thing.

Sexual objectification can be enjoyable for some parties, as it plays into the dominance and submission spectrum of BDSM, and as an extension of that can help the person submitting to feel release from whatever normally burdens them on a day-to-day basis. It can also be incredibly harmful and derogatory if used without consent, e.g. in a sexual assault.
 

Eggsnham

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Ahri summed it up pretty well.

Even though when most people refer to objectification, they mean it as sexual objectification of women (at least that's how it seems), it's something that can be done to anybody for any number of reasons.