{"id":40,"date":"2014-03-04T00:01:43","date_gmt":"2014-03-04T07:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/devbelanger\/?p=40"},"modified":"2014-03-04T00:01:43","modified_gmt":"2014-03-04T07:01:43","slug":"wollstonecraft-the-objectification-of-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/devbelanger\/2014\/03\/04\/wollstonecraft-the-objectification-of-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Wollstonecraft & the Objectification of Women"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is no doubt in my mind that over the course of human history, women have had a significantly harder road to basic human rights then men. Even today, women around the world still continue to fight for what most men have taken for granted for decades: basic human rights, proper education and workplace authority. However, what interests me most about Wollstonecraft’s book\u00a0The Vindications Of The Rights Of Women<\/em>, as well as feminism in general, is the role that sexuality has to play.<\/p>\n

Many feminists believe that the the objectification of women as “sex objects” is a negative, derogatory way to perceive them — which is most certainly true. However, there are some women who feel empowered by becoming objects of sexual desire. They use their sexuality as a means of having power over men and see no issue with the current hyper-sexual nature of our society. My question is: does this type of “sexual power” truly place women on the equal level to men that they desire and deserve, or is it simply an illusion, creating more inequality between the sexes than not?<\/p>\n

My take on it is that for every women, the way she finds “power” and her identity is different; it is unique to each individual. For example, some women may feel pride and power when men at a bar are lining up to compliment them and buy them drinks, whereas another women may feel offended by the very same act, and find her “power” in rejecting the same men and refusing to be sexually objectified.<\/p>\n

Also this song is amazing, you should all listen to it:
\nhttps:\/\/soundcloud.com\/m83\/i-need-you-from-divergent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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