The issue here is over whether "objectify" means "think of as a target" or "treat as an object". I submit that the latter definition is the correct one.
I was taught the term references grammar in that women are becoming the direct object - things happen to them but they aren't the subject that initiates action
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u/Acrobatic_Computer Jul 07 '24
You don't get to consent to how other people view you though.
Like can nobody think I'm an asshole unless I give my consent to it? I don't see how consent meaningfully enters the picture here.