Objectification of Men

[+ jessmapex]

I recall in the previous decades as women's lib came to the forefront, 'objectification of women' by showing nearly naked women in ads, magazines, TV to sell goods and services was a hot topic. 

Well, several decades later, it seems like a new era has arrived. You go on instagram and you see scantily clad men showing off their muscled bodies, butts in bikini briefs, wet, sweaty, beautiful male bodies fill my insta search page. That may be the case just with my insta given that's what I mainly use insta for 😀. But the point is you go on the internet and it is so easy to find scantily clad and nearly naked muscle gods selling protein powders, body building lessons, underwears, tight pants and T-shirts etc. On Chaturbate beautiful straight men are more than willing to spread their cheeks or show off their big boners for a tip for the pleasure of gay men and women alike.

As gays and women have become empowered, and as especially women are doing much better in schools, universities than men, and thus taking up C-suite leadership positions, and gay/bi men are not too far behind, are we seeing objectification of men?

If yes, I welcome it (with a wicked smile). Or should I feel guilty? 

Do these men object to their objectification? 

I started thinking about this when I read the following thread on how escorting affects men vs women and a post in there that says many men escort willingly and gladly while most women don't. So, it crossed my mind - do these men showing their bodies off on insta know that they are objectifying themselves and do so gladly?

 

Edited January 9, 2023 by jessmapex

[CuriousByNature]

I could only hope someone would objectify me!

[pubic_assistance]

Men invented objectification...so why would they mind BEING objectified.

I don't care if you like me for my looks.

[Rudynate]

Mostly, I like being a sex object.  One guy I hired, I told him “make me your plaything.”  He did a good job, but I soon realized I wasn’t into him and asked him to stop.  He was a little surprised and asked me if there was anything he could do.  I said, “no, it’s a chemistry thing.” 

[Guest]

5 hours ago, jessmapex said:

...Do these men object to their objectification? ...

No, that's why they do it. Show me a man who says he doesn't enjoy being objectified for his looks, and I'll show you a liar. 

[maninsoma]

I assume you are at least 60 years old if you recall a time when only women were being objectified in advertising?  Using partially naked men to sell products has been going on for decades now.

[wsc]

Frasier was livid at being accused of using sex to get what he wanted. He said, "That's ridiculous! Men don't use sex to get what they want. Sex is what they want!"

[+ Lucky]

1 hour ago, maninsoma said:

I assume you are at least 60 years old if you recall a time when only women were being objectified in advertising?  Using partially naked men to sell products has been going on for decades now.

Like this?

[CuriousByNature]

7 hours ago, Rudynate said:

Mostly, I like being a sex object.  One guy I hired, I told him “make me your plaything.”  He did a good job, but I soon realized I wasn’t into him and asked him to stop.  He was a little surprised and asked me if there was anything he could do.  I said, “no, it’s a chemistry thing.” 

Ah, chemistry.

How I wish I could bond as easily as an Alkali Metal, but alas, my lack of romantic history places me firmly within the category of Noble Gases.

[Rudynate]

But that's one of the reasons for hiring.  Being as choosy as you want is perfectly reasonable.  I'm pretty flexible and I like so many "types" that I almost don't have a type, but sometimes, things just don't work.  It wasn't my fault or his fault. -he was ready to do whatever I needed but I had decided I was done.   I paid him for the entire booking and we even chatted for a little while, so things didn't end on a sour note.  

[Redwine56]

7 hours ago, Unicorn said:

No, that's why they do it. Show me a man who says he doesn't enjoy being objectified for his looks, and I'll show you a liar. 

Not even only for his looks.  How about his other ASSets??

[pubic_assistance]

5 hours ago, maninsoma said:

Using partially naked men to sell products has been going on for decades now.

Calvin Klein Co.were the first to acknowledge that clothing was primarily bought by women and gay men.   So started using unclad male models in their ads. Sometimes not even showing the clothing ...just a super hot dude. It worked beautifully. 

[+ jessmapex]

5 hours ago, maninsoma said:

I assume you are at least 60 years old if you recall a time when only women were being objectified in advertising?  Using partially naked men to sell products has been going on for decades now.

Biologically I am in my late 40s, psychologically I am in my 70s, but my libido is like a man in his twenties 😀 .  

I do remember seeing the Marky Mark Calvin Klein hoardings in the 90s and, yes, I do agree, straight men baring it all started long back with creative gay minds operating behind the scenes. Gay men have always had their own niche where they have been freely and happily objectifying themselves in the gay media such as the Advocate magazine. 

But now straight men seem to be coming onboard the self-objectification train.

My point is, as gay men and women become powerful in the society and the corporate world, will they follow suit and mainstreamize what straight men started long ago with women. (See this Nypost and this NYTimes article).

I think it has happened here and there (eg Calvin Klein), but will become more mainstream for the reasons I mentioned above.

[Guest]

10 hours ago, CuriousByNature said:

...my lack of romantic history places me firmly within the category of Noble Gases.

[jeezifonly]

In advertising and entertainment, men are quantitatively of greater value for objectification than ever before. It’s so much less of a shock to see bare butt and flank now, In prime time, online, commercials - everywhere. 

Men are still selective about who can do the objectifying in real life before they feel uncomfortable. Men’s sports “uniforms” cover more and more skin - and not because they don’t want women to look at their thighs and arms.

 

 

 

[nate_sf]

On 1/9/2023 at 5:55 AM, Lucky said:

Like this?

Also in the 90s was that iconic Samsung microwave ad:

I recall it caused quite a stir at the time, and arguably put Samsung on the map as a "cool" brand.

[TonyDown]

James Ivory once said that casting beautiful actors goes a long way to help an average movie script.

That said, there is a recent, hot actor - you've seen him in movies and a popular HBO series - that commented how more attention to  his acting skills would be nice instead of so much attention to his appearance.

The OP drawing a parallel to women's lib and female objectification doesn't ring as true in my opinion.  However anyone might want their talents to not be overlooked.  Perhaps that is why actors try to choose their roles carefully.  That said, first impressions are important.   InstaStuds stay pretty to help gain followers.

 

[pubic_assistance]

This was always my favorite example of "male objectification". 

Marcus Shenkenberg in the shower merely holding a pair of Calvin Klein jeans instead of wearing them.

[+ azdr0710]