Objectification will always be around, advertising depends on it

[Nuclear Unicorn]

122. A thread I started made an effort to define what constituted objectification.

The mere act of asking the question set many to howling like scalded cats. I was even told that because I believe women should decide for themselves on how to dress and act I had become intellectual allies with Saudis protesting that women wear make-up.

It seems terms are meant to remain nebulous. I suspect this is to allow them to be used to denounce as needed but that in and of itself leaves the terms open to abuse; they won't be used to denounce sexism so much as silence dissent, in which case the fight against true sexism will suffer.

Words that mean anything and everything soon come to mean nothing. So too the description of some women being "real women."

By the way, did you know there is a pole dancing competition? It's true. The women who compete are clothed in sport tops and shorts. They demonstrate a tremendous amount of strength, agility, flexibility, gymnastic acumen and flat-out gumption. Higlight reels can be found on youtube. I highly recommend watching one because your jaw will hit the floor over the sheer athleticism.

I wonder if they would be classified as real women athletes or contributors to objectification?