• PugJesus@piefed.socialOP
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      2 days ago

      Finding people sexy is fine, but treat them as people first and foremost. Degrading and objectifying people isn’t humanizing, obviously, but neither is idolizing them or projecting an idealization of a romantic partner.

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        1 day ago

        Could you also explain what you mean by “objectification” and how is it different than “finding people sexy”

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          Generally, the not bothering of interacting with someone as a person beyond the sexual. It’s fine in certain contexts, namely one’s where that’s what everyone goes into the space looking for, but for contrast I typically know a few non sexual things about someone after a night of heavy flirtation and making out ar a bar