The Physical And Mental Traits Of Women

In today’s world women get constantly labeled as something other than a human being. Women tend to get contraindicated due to how they portray themselves on the outside rather than on the inside. As, humans we have two key components and those are having the capacity to think and feel. The author’s, Nathan A. Heflick and Jamie L. Goldenberg made it clear that all of this revolves around objectification against women by both genders. This is what most women go have to live through during their lifetime. It has become a big issue to many and is talked about often in hopes that the perception on how both genders view other women will change.

Common ways that people view women are based on their physical appearances which is why their intellectual aspect is overlooked at. If one is wearing casual clothing then they are considered intelligent but if one is wearing revealing clothing then they are considered otherwise. There are many perspectives that specifically have to do with how women are viewed and the main one is seeing a woman as an object, instead seeing them as the human being that they really are. In most cases both men and women can not look beyond a womans traits. A person's behavior can easily change by simply looking at an image of a female's physical features. People often pay more attention to specific parts of a woman’s body when they should be paying attention to their facial features or personality. In today’s society, a person’s appearance can highly affect their lives and what actions they take. Like I had mentioned, anyone can think of what kind of person you might be just because of the way they view you but they will not know the truth because they do not know you are as a person and how you feel.

Throughout high school I sawn a lot of judgment and how quick people are to assume that one is less because of what their physical features are like or if they are showing too much skin. During my senior year, I had a friend who was seen as an object to men just because of her physical traits and not as a human being with a personality. She rarely wore revealing clothes but when she did she would feel uncomfortable because men would make inappropriate comments or stare. Actions like these are what made her think that maybe she is an object and so she began to have a low self esteem. She would have this mindset that maybe she’s not worthy enough and she would often worry about what other people thought of her. I would always compliment her and remind her of her worth. I told her not to pay attention to people like that because it does not do her any good. Although I know that it can be hard to not want to give in but once she started to stop giving in she had a more positive outlook on herself. That’s what you hope for, you hope that one knows who they are as person and know what they are capable of. At times, it can be hard for women to overlook that but with time and ridding yourself of negativity will make a big difference that can improves ones life. This article definitely went into detail on how this happens and in some ways why. I already had an idea of this topic because it is very talked about in today’s community. With this being said it still opened my eyes that in a way changed my perspective.

My perspective on this topic is now more advanced due to the fact that I now have a better understanding on how a part of our brain works that includes our thoughts and behavior which is our prefrontal cortex in which it can have an impact on how we view things. Either way at the end of the day no woman should be seen as an object and should be seen as a person with a story. The more this topic is talked the more I hope both genders will be more open minded and will not be quick to come to a conclusion based off what they see. We always hope that the perception we have on others and the perception others have on is positive because a person’s qualities is more important than their features.