There are many non-living things people tend to humanize in this world. We love our cars, a childhood toy, a favorite pair of shoes and many other materials we hold close to our heart. We all have these feelings, but some of us treat others the way they should treat these materials…like objects.
These are short stories and comments people have received that have made them feel objectified. Some are vulgar, some are subtle, but all are examples of objectification in today’s society.
” My teacher said to me, ‘how are you going to get a husband if you always look like a slut?'”
“Some people in my family kept telling me the importance of cooking and cleaning if I want to find a marriage that lasts.”
“We were asked how we are going to be good wives if we can’t communicate with each other?”
“He said, ‘I can give you extra work-out regimens. I bet your boyfriend would like that.'”
“If you don’t man up your wife is going to own you. You don’t want that.”
“So I see she wears the pants in the relationship.”
“I poured a drink on a girl at a party because she went and grabbed my boyfriends butt right in front of me.”
“A random guy at a concert came up from behind me and grabbed my waist without my permission. When I told him to leave me alone, he did, but he gave me a very annoyed look, like I was just supposed to let him do that to me.”
“My teachers always told me to stay pretty.”
“Some guy drove past me in a car and said, ‘shawty what that thing do?'”
“In high school, the girls always had to have an assembly about how to not dress provocative at dances, but they never had an assembly to teach guys how to act at these dances.”
“Some guy, one time at the bar was trying to flirt with me and when he realized I was not interested he proceeded to tell my guy friend how hot I was and that he’s lucky he’s my fuck buddy. I was right there and could hear everything. He then asked me my major and when I said economics, he said it was bad that I was smart.”
“This summer I learned that one of my co-workers’ wives was the breadwinner between them. My other co-workers who were mostly men made fun of him for that all the time. They always were talking about how he’s whipped and powerless.”
“I have had a friend attempt to buy lewd photos of myself off of me.”
