How do feminists intend to end sexual objectification?

Joseph Black: How do feminists intend to end sexual objectification?
I read the other day that it was a goal of feminism to “end the sexual objectification of women.”

My question is, how do they intend to do this without engaging in some sort of thought control?

Answers and Views:

Answer by In a silent way
I don’t know but if they take away the only use for women, then they would truly be useless.

Answer by Holly
Sometimes its nice to be sexually objectified.

Answer by mscop36
I am a woman and can tell you that I think feminism goes to far sometimes, there is really nothing wrong with men being sexually attracted to a woman when he looks at her, in fact some women claim there is power in it!

Answer by Doodlebugjim
Funny how feminists are only concerned about the *heterosexual* objectification of *women*. Do N.O.W launch bomb threats against clubs that put on male strippers? Do they complain about lesbian chic?

Answer by John W
Feminists and their half-baked proposals and hypotheses are devoid of critical analysis, practicality and even coherence, as those things are the hallmarks of maleness. Rather, they’re content upon spewing vitriol, regurgitating philosophies in a slightly feminized, and less than lucid form and remaining in a bubble of ideological delusion.

Answer by Evie
im a feminist and i just want to clear this up.

not all feminists have the same mind to begin with. feminism is a belief, a philosophy and like any other it has followers with various opinions.

the goal of feminism is to ensure social,economic, and political equality.

most of the feminists i know in real life and even some of the authors i like reading from usually dont insist on using control to end sexual objectification as a whole, but suggest that as it stands now that is the primary way of depicting women in the media which relates to society as a whole. there are some media outlets of course that have a variety of views on women but usually women are portrayed through the male gaze and viewed as sex objects MOST of the time. the goal should be to portray women in just as many different lights and views as men are often portrayed and not just as sexual objects on one level or another. i agree with this.

I think sexual objectification isn’t ideal but it is inevitable. like those opinions i just gave you, i think that women are often objectified much more than men are. anyone with eyes and a functioning brain can look at society and see this. it has gotten interesting recently where men are sometimes not even looking to a woman as something beautiful to be desired but now are mixing sexual desire with contempt toward women and almost disdain in some cases. i think if we could level things off (there goes that crazy idea of equality again) then things would be great. if a woman could be portrayed more often in our society without the sexual objectification card in play (and not necessarily ending it all together at all) then i think many of us feminists (Though not all) would be very happy. it’s kind of like how as a black girl i don’t like the overwhelming amount of stereotypical portrayals of my people. im not saying they need to be obliterated all together, i am saying that having those images painted out as most or all we really are is b.s. and a little bit more truth needs to be applied.

thats all :]

Answer by green6es
Start judging men’s entire worth as being based on nothing but their looks, and see how they like it. Nobody has ever said that men shouldn’t be attracted to women. That misconception is just stupid. Men will always be attracted to women, as women are to men, but men are also considered to have worthwhile attributes OTHER than looks. What’s wrong with treating women that way?

Answer by Java Jutee
Not true its nobodys goal and you’re right its a matter of thought control. A women prancing around half nude, tight clothing and expect no lewd comments are a bunch of bimbos. Women and men make comments, that sexual object shi*t needs to be a non issue.

Answer by Capone
You know Joe. Feminism promotes obedience, Conservatives like myself promote cooperation. What I am saying is feminism believes that if you fail to modify a person’s behavior through discussion, then you’re justified in legislating it.

Answer by Maria
it’s a goal. it’s what they look towards.
whatever, they need to exist though cuz it balances everything out in the animal kingdom here

Answer by I dunno b/c haha LOL!
Well they’ve done this to me already. I never objectify women any more thanks to feminism.

@Holly….my spanking hand just isn’t going to wait around for you all day. Let’s go!