Men's Magazines Objectify Women in the Same Way as Rapists, Psychologists Reveal

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yeah just look at them. j/o to still images is ok if you're 15.

I remember my first - Bo Derek's famous Playboy spread.

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Reminds me of being in Saudi. We'd yank it to whatever we could find. Sales magazines, catalogs, coupons. If we were lucky, there'd be a jogger out on the track. SCORE!!!

[The_Dude 1,142]

Reminds me of being in Saudi. We'd yank it to whatever we could find. Sales magazines, catalogs, coupons. If we were lucky, there'd be a jogger out on the track. SCORE!!!

So were you 12 years old when you were in Saudi Arabia?

[spookyturtle 9,465]

I remember my first - Bo Derek's famous Playboy spread.

I remember that issue too. Nice body.

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If we were lucky, there'd be a jogger out on the track. SCORE!!!

omfg

[spookyturtle 9,465]

omfg

Sometimes a mans gotta do what a mans gotta do.

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

Descriptions of women used in men's magazines are indistinguishable from views expressed by convicted rapists, researchers found in a new study.

When presented with quotes from both, some men actually found themselves identifying more with the views of the sex offender than those espoused by the magazines, it was found.

Psychologists say that the study highlights the danger of the sexualisation of women in the media and called for moves to deal with the issue.

In the study, men aged between 18 and 46 were shown quotes about women from leading lads' mags FHM, Loaded, Nuts and Zoo. They were also given quotes made in interviews with convicted rapists.

They were then asked which comments they identified most with, with the majority choosing those made by the rapists rather than the magazine.

After being told which quotes were from lads' mags the surveyed men said they identified more with these - even when they were misled and the quotes were actually from rapists.

In a separate group, including women, the participants were asked to rank the comments on how derogatory they were.

The results found the magazine descriptions more demeaning than those from the sex offenders, reports the British Psychological Society's British Journal of Psychology.

One of the quotes from the sex offenders list included: 'I think if a law is passed there should be a dress code. When girls dress in those short skirts and things like that they're just asking for it.'

While the lads' mags included: 'Girls love being tied up, it gives them the chance to be the helpless victim.''I think girls are like plasticine, if you warm them up you can do anything you want with them.'

Dr Peter Hegarty, of the University of Surrey, added: 'There is a fundamental concern that the content of such magazines normalises the treatment of women as sexual objects.

'We are not killjoys or prudes who think that there should be no sexual information and media for young people.

'But are teenage boys and young men best prepared for fulfilling love and sex when they normalise views about women that are disturbingly close to those mirrored in the language of sexual offenders?'

Dr Miranda Hovarth, of Middlesex University, added: 'There is clearly something wrong when people feel the sort of language used in a lads' mag could have come from a convicted rapist.

'We were surprised that participants identified more with the rapists' quotes, and we are concerned that the legitimisation strategies that rapists deploy when they talk about women are more familiar to these young men than we had anticipated.'

She said that despite recent moves to place the magazines on the top shelf this didn't address the concerns of the researchers.

'Editors should do more to moderate the content', she said.

She explained: 'A lot of debate around the regulation of lads' mags has been to do with how they affect children but less has been said about the influence they have on their intended audience of young men and the women with whom those men socialise.'These magazines support the legitimisation of sexist attitudes and behaviours and need to be more responsible about their portrayal of women, both in words and images.

'They give the appearance that sexism is acceptable and normal - when really it should be rejected and challenged.

'Rapists try to justify their actions, suggesting that women lead men on, or want sex even when they say no.'

Anna van Heeswijk, Campaigns Manager for OBJECT, a human rights campaign group which campaigns against the objectification of women, said: 'This crucial and chilling piece of research lays bare the hateful messages which seep out of lads' mags and indoctrinate young men's attitudes towards women and girls.

'When the content of magazines aimed at teenage boys mirrors the attitudes of convicted rapists, alarm bells must ring.

'If we are serious about wanting an end to discrimination and violence against women and girls, we must tackle the associated attitudes and behaviours.'

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(Couple of borderline NSFW pics in that link, though no full nudity)

This is another reason why I married a gal from Eastern Europe. Western gals apparently have too much time on their hands to come up with ####### like this that nobody reads but chicks who don't get any and gay guys.

[The_Dude 1,142]

This is another reason why I married a gal from Eastern Europe. Western gals apparently have too much time on their hands to come up with ####### like this that nobody reads but chicks who don't get any and gay guys.

So you admit that you are intimidated by strong willed, intelligent women? That would explain quite a bit.

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

So you admit that you are intimidated by strong willed, intelligent women? That would explain quite a bit.

Not at all. It's more like I don't have time for their bs. "Strong willed and intelligent women" is just another way of saying; "chicks with dicks".

Edited December 13, 2011 by Why_Me

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I was at the mall in front of Victorias Secrets.. I was not paying particular attention but it did not appear that it was the men dragging the women in the store and insisting they buymore sexy garments.. And I don't see a lot of fatties on the covers of Glamour magazine with articles like "Let him see your true personality!"

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mags FHM, Loaded, Nuts and Zoo

never heard of these. are they british magazines?

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It's threads like this that remind me how lucky I really am to be married to my husband.

[The_Dude 1,142]

Not at all. It's more like I don't have time for their bs. "Strong willed and intelligent women" is just another way of saying; "chicks with dicks".

Do you have Asperger's Syndrome Kip? I only ask because one manifestation is inappropriate and unrelated outbursts to cover social anxiety. A strong willed and intelligent woman is just that. You seem intimidated by people smarter than you. You should seek help for that as it can turn into a debilitating phobia.

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never heard of these. are they british magazines?

Yep. But I believe FHM is out here as well, too. I used to regularly make deliveries of British men's mags to American guys when I would come back home on a visit. Apparently plenty of American men couldn't get enough of nekkid British chicks.

But then of course, I am from the effete North East.

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FHM is big around here.