Objectification
Objectification is regarding a person as if they were an object. Neglecting a person's free will, or treating them only as a tool towards an end is objectification. Commonly pornography is seen as objectification because women (and men) are viewed as objects of lust rather than individuals.
Comments
I like your overall definition of objectivity and I think you are right in saying that pornography has been viewed as objectifying women. However, I think it should be noted that many of these women in America who are willingly in the sex industry have heralded this work as a declaration of their independence, personal power over their bodies and solidarity.
Example: the film Live Nude Girls Unite! (2000)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0264802/
Posted by: J Kriegs | September 9, 2008 12:31 PM