Question 1 Looking at Kant’s theory on objectification it was very eye opening. His thoughts and philosophies on objectification were creative. When women or men look for sexual encounters outside of a marriage or union, it can then be problematic and be seen as objectification. The definition of objectification is seeing or treating a person usually a woman as an object and not as a human. As Kant talked about humanity, it correlated with the definition. When discussed humanity it was about the person being not a human, but an object for someone to gain something from them, mainly in the sexual realm. As Kant talked about the third reasoning of objectification was sexual desire and the way we feel towards people. Equally problematic means The women in the film were sex workers at an early age in their lives. Dealing with all kinds of personal experiences that shaped them into the women they are. One of the women remembered finding her mother’s make up kit and drawer full of colorful bras and panties. She asked her mom was she a stripper. At that age she was disgusted and almost embarrassed of her mom. She did not think that was fitting for her mom or any mother. While looking at Kant’s theory he talked about the reason that us as people might not act on demeaning things initially, but further down the line when they find someone desirable things changed. With this particular lady, she felt like her mom was disgusting for participating in such acts, but low and behold she ends up in a similar maybe worse industry. Somehow some way she found someone who she desired enough to do something she morally thought was wrong at one point to please that Yes means yes, but in certain cases yes can also mean no. When a woman gives a man all the right signs for going forward and having sex, but then when the act starts she says no. Her signs of yes are now verbally saying NO loud and clear. Consent to me is verbal and no verbal agreement between the parties. Even if one party gives the other person a verbal, but not nonverbal consent then there was no consent. In my opinion consent is a two part thing. When consent is not given then the likely thought is someone stole something, whether it be a woman’s virginity, a car, a laptop, etc. Consent is used in everyday life not only dealing with sex, but if a child asks a parent to go somewhere and the parent doesn’t give the child consent, the child will stop and not do it. On the other hand if the child does do it still the child will deal with the consequences of their action later when the parent finds
She defines objectification by simply meaning that women portraying their body parts, which I personally think that it’s a very swallow explanation. Objectification doesn’t mean that a person focuses on your body, but it means that a person is treating them simply as an object for sexual desire. The problem with pornography is that it defines women into an object for pleasure not just because of its sexuality. She went on to say that no one will get upset when women are presented as “brains” or as spiritual beings. I personally believe that her choice of
Farley says “the requirements articulated in this norm is all the more grave because it directly safeguards the autonomy of persons as embodied and inspirited, as transcendent and free (Farley, 218)”. Giving your consent on sex makes it better on the two willing to give consent, it's an agreement, and trustful. “This right or this obligation to respect individual autonomy sets a minimum but absolute requirement for the free consent of sexual partners (Farley, 218)”. In addition, I also argued that when giving your consent on sex if something where to occur, it's based in your choice. Farley would say that “ the requirement of free consent, then opposes sexual harassment, pedophilia, and other instances of disrespect for persons capacity for, and right to, freedom of choice (Farley, 218)”. Which proves my argument to be correct, that giving your consent is self-decision, and self-choice. The consent on sex proves to sufficient based in
“…is fallen in the third world was convinced the curl in her empty mouth into gold. Behold. she is alive, gasping on a gloryhole. With a throat so good she could suck a nail through wood. Keep her hands busy and her mouth full. But did you forget Mary Magdalene was once a prostitute” (0:42) This describe the difficult path this woman must choose to stay alive by falling into ways that produce easy income, thus prostitution. This person ‘accepts’ she is making by in order to survive by prostitution work, which it stated “gasping on a gloryholes”. Although prostitution is shunned upon society and that there are risks involve, she was really good at it. Harrison Ines used allusion by comparing the women to Mary Magdalene, she was a prostitute that showed great example of obedience to Jesus and that she was considered a saint among Catholics. This comparison between these two made the women less immoral, since Mary Magdalene was viewed very highly among the Catholics, the woman should be viewed the same way as well. Ines also use a lot of idiom in this part of spoken word such as “…suck a nail through wood.” and “…empty mouth into gold.” These idioms allowed us to visually and emotionally feel empathy toward this woman who work as a
... against the societal patriarchal norms, thus coding her as “other” and the facilitator of horror.
Women are nurtured with different ideals than men, they are taught to behave a certain way and look a certain way. Virtuous, quiet, obedient, and proper, those are some of the attributes or values that young girls are taught to be like, that they carry with them for the majority of their lives. The cave is a familiar setting, in some way a sense of security even though it may not have a good impact, we are frightened to break free of what has been taught for generations. In the Allegory of the Cave, the prisoners were kept in the dark for so long they never questioned why; similarly, as children, it’s ingrained in to their minds they behave that way subconsciously without asking why they should be any different. As a child, I was influenced by my mother’s teachings but as a curious child I also questioned why, like why men were allowed to speak their minds but women were not, or why the men got to wear whatever they wanted while women had to stay modest. I often used to question, but as I grew older I stopped and understood that was the way it was always going to be. Childhood is comparable to oblivion in many aspects, the naivety in children overlook the prejudice of the world by being entranced by the world they conjured in their mind. The prisoners were so caught up in the shadows, they
Offred and a friend of hers were walking outside one day, saw a group of tourists and thought about how “[she] used to dress like [the tourists]” (Atwood 28). The tourists were wearing clothing and makeup such as skirts above their knees and red lipstick. Offred and her friend were fascinated and envious of these women. They couldn’t imagine themselves wearing clothes like the tourist were wearing. Even though they couldn’t imagine themselves wearing those type of clothes and makeup, they used to wear it in their past. Offred remembered herself going to the laundromat and putting “[her] own clothes, [her] own soap, [and her] own money” into the machines and “having such control” over what she used to do (Atwood 24). She doesn’t have that control over her life anymore. Some women, such as Aunt Lydia, feels that she should be grateful that she doesn’t have to do those things anymore. They feel that Offred is complaining about something that is actually a good thing. Society brainwashes these women into thinking that not having that kind of freedom is a good thing. Society also makes women think that they are just good for having children and sex. Therefore, women lose self-esteem because of the pressure that they are faced with on a daily basis. For example, in the story, Offred has low self-esteem. She “[avoids] looking at her body, not so much because it 's shameful or immodest but because [she doesn’t]
Immanuel Kant defines his second formulation of the Categorical Imperative as knowing the value of a person. It is demeaning to use a person without his or her consent for self-gratification, especially sexually. Kant describes this as using a person simply to serve a means rather than an end, simply put rather than being a concrete loving act with the end of creating new life sex treated as only “scratching an itch”. The idea that Kant, “must take on the other’s ends for their own sake, not because that is an effective way to advance my goals in using the other,” is a way of saying that a man must care enough about the other person treat them as fairly and justly as he wants to be treated (Soble 228). To Soble the “Kantian sex problem” is at the root rather or not all of Kant’s requirements can be met at all in sexual activity¬¬. As Kant lays out all that goes into the second formulation of the Categorical Imperative he describes taking on one another’s ends, but also what it means to make a person simply an end to one’s own needs.
Consent is known as the permission, or approval of a certain action. A current debate in today’s society is about consent during sexual relations. This is a very controversial subject due to the fact that there are so many different scenarios that come into play when you are talking about consent between parties. When discussing consent, there are many different topics that come into play depending on who you are talking to. In my opinion, one of the most important things that come into play when discussing this topic is respecting who you are with.
Sexuality is often looked down upon by mainstream society. Embedded into culture and tradition, sex itself has been made to be seen as a taboo of sorts. Prostitution was made illegal; pornography was made evil. Rooted deep within the teachings of the most common religious morality systems, sex and sexuality is often paired with punishments. Those who explore their sexuality is often shamed, and labeled with words that can ostracize such persons from society. Kant’s view of sexuality almost destroys his credibility as a philosopher by providing unclear and unreasonable points of sexuality and objectification, yet he remains keen on trying to prove that sex, outside of marriage, is the worst possible sin. However, there are those who believe that expressing sexuality is power, and is exercising autonomy. Many existentialists see sexuality as a means of self-expression, and to not be comfortable with sexuality shows that the person inhabits the morality of the sheep.
This was the illustration of this entire story. As the story goes it present a lot perspective and though of the mother and very little of the girl. More importantly, the story shows that the mother doesn’t really care about how the girl feels about her advice; it wasn’t a choice either she take her advice and become a good daughter and a good wife in the future or she will become known a “slut” who doesn’t follow her tradition. This story will make you wonder if the girl will ever become the perfect girl that her mother wants her to be or if she gets use to the American tradition and not be the perfect girl her mother ought her to
She tells the girl to “walk like a lady” (320), “hem a dress when you see the hem coming down”, and “behave in front of boys you don’t know very well” (321), so as not to “become the slut you are so bent on becoming” (320). The repetition of the word “slut” and the multitude of rules that must be obeyed so as not to be perceived as such, indicates that the suppression of sexual desire is a particularly important aspect of being a proper woman in a patriarchal society. The young girl in this poem must deny her sexual desires, a quality intrinsic to human nature, or she will be reprimanded for being a loose woman. These restrictions do not allow her to experience the freedom that her male counterparts
Sexual objectification refers to the way in which a person sexually reduces another by treating them as a mere sex object (Halwani). Sexual objectification is rarely referred to as a benign topic, though throughout this evaluation, an enlightened, thou broad range of opinions are discussed emphasising the ambiguity of the term in relation to the morality of sexual objectification. Halwani’s definition only embraces ‘treatment’ and or the ‘behavioural’ aspects of sexual objectification, nevertheless Halwani recognises that the process by which someone is sexually objectified occurs most frequently throughout the following scenarios: During casual sex, as the parties desire nothing more than the others body party, essentially their sexual parts. When we look at naked pictures of people and become intrigued by their sexual aspects. Engaging in pornography, as the material already objectifies it’s actors as models (Halwani). Perving on a person’s bodily features such a “her booty” as he or she walks by. Catcalling, by reducing the person solely to their physical appearances and lastly, fantasising about someone, as it objectifies them solely on their physical appearances and can in turn symbolise men or women holistically (Halwani, 2010, pp 186). Allowing for a broader discussion in relation to when sexual objectification is morally permissible (if ever), idea’s constructed by Immanuel Kant, Martha Nussbaum and David Soble are broadly evaluated in order to construct when sexual objectification is permissible.
It was once acceptable for men to have full control over women, declaring when they will marry and when they will have children. However, over the past centuries, women have established a place in society, proving themselves much more than someone's property. This is why the word “rape” today is not taken lightly. According to findlaw.com, “Rape generally refers to non-consensual sexual intercourse that is committed by physical force, threat of injury, or other duress.” When one does not give consent to sex, it is considered a felony, possibly putting the rapist in jail. Contrary to sexual assault, “Sex is reified as penile-vaginal intercourse while an extremely diverse group of pleasurable and sexually stimulating activities are dismissively relegated to the category of foreplay...” (Reinholtz, Muehlenhard, Phelps, & Satterfield, 1995.) Although consented sexual intercourse is much more out in the open and accepted in society, the problem of rape is still very relevant behind the scenes.
They were held to lower standards and believed to be nothing but an object for men. The women were treated very poorly and were treated differently than the men. In many ways the women were shown to be little compared to the men. Since they didn 't have anything important in society the actions that were towards them were as if they 're peasants Woman had no possibility of ever been treated differently since they were ever going to have a better role in society. This movie portrayed how women weren’t held to higher standards but men
Later on in the story, the narrator begins to act different from the social norms. It may have been portrayed as her going mental. “I wonder how it was done and who did it, and what they did it for. Round and round and round – round and round and round – it makes me dizzy!” (Gilman 325). The narrator also notices how other women were affected by the pressure and social stigma from society. “Sometimes I think there are a great many women behind, and sometimes only one, and she crawls around fast, and her crawling shakes it all over” (Gilman 325). Many other women in that era are being suppressed, not just the