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Re:For Female Astronomers, Sexual Harassment Is a Constant N... by ainiriand on Monday April 18, 2016 @10:26AM (#11520100)
The view that you, as an individual, bring to the world, is exactly what makes the world the way it is. That's why a shirt is a reflection of a reality. Now it is a shirt, tomorrow it is a perfume advertising image. The next day it is a man who thinks that the woman he is married to is his belonging.
Re:For Female Astronomers, Sexual Harassment Is a Constant N... by Someone1234 on Monday April 18, 2016 @11:07AM (#11520485)
That's actually the view academics such as philosopher Martha Nussbaum bring to the world.

See their definition of objectification here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Objectification#Definitions

As you can see, doesn't apply. A static t-shirt image of any sort is always an object but never objectification, because it lacks the context it would need to be more.

Objectification was never about naked Vs. clothed. It was about how women are treated and viewed as individuals. It is about autonomy and being more than a 2D prop for male character's use.

You can be naked and still have a great deal of personality, story importance, and be respected by both male characters within the medium and the writers. See Game of Thrones. There is an absolute ton of nudity in that, and yes, there is objectification (e.g. background sex) but the show gets a pass because female leads are given a great deal of importance, autonomy, and respect. They're nobody's props or objects.

Re:For Female Astronomers, Sexual Harassment Is a Constant N... by ainiriand on Monday April 18, 2016 @11:36AM (#11520737)