tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451967208270832502.post2998399567631153429..comments2024-03-27T03:22:41.073-07:00Comments on Psych Your Mind: When Objectification Is a ChoiceAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08931064542755278772noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451967208270832502.post-61469671411019003292012-11-28T22:08:57.736-08:002012-11-28T22:08:57.736-08:00Hi Richard,
Those are great questions. Yes, I res...Hi Richard,<br /><br />Those are great questions. Yes, I restricted my discussion to sexual objectification, but there are other forms of objectification that are not necessarily sexual (e.g., other forms of dehumanization), and there is also, as you mentioned, the very different idea of having a more objective or outsider's perspective on yourself and how your behavior is perceived, which is likely to be a useful skill in social situations. <br /><br />As for your second question, self-objectification refers to the internalization of societal sexual objectification, meaning that you start to experience your own body as an object, becoming less aware of internal signals and feelings (e.g., hunger, fullness, pleasure, pain) and more concerned with external appearance. In theory, objectification precedes self-objectification, but it can become a vicious cycle, especially for people who actively seek out objectifying situations in an effort to validate their feelings of self-worth.<br /><br />Thanks for reading!<br /><br />JuliJulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11680528427434926352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451967208270832502.post-8545810612686786562012-11-28T18:40:34.443-08:002012-11-28T18:40:34.443-08:00I wonder if its possible to separate what you defi...I wonder if its possible to separate what you define as objectification (which I believe you are restricting to sexual objectification) from actually being objective about oneself.<br /><br />There must be some social advantage to creating the distance from ourselves that objectification elicits. <br /><br />Like, are people who are more likely to objectify themselves more likely to agree on an assessment of their own features?<br /><br />When you say "objectifying gaze", I wonder, who's doing the objectifying? What's the difference b/w objectification and self-objectification? Are lusters creating objects of the lusted-after, or is it the other way around? Whence does objectification stem?richard tatertothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12451312459287421082noreply@blogger.com