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Revealing Research - Certain Images Cause Men to Treat Women Like Objects

Monday February 23, 2009

Science finally proves what many of us already suspected: when men view sexy photos of bikini-clad females, they're more likely to regard the women around them as objects and less likely to show empathy toward others' emotions.

Princeton psychologist Susan Fiske revealed her findings the day after Valentine's Day, an irony that should not be lost upon any woman.

Photo © Sergio Dionisio/Getty Images

Read more: Influenced By Sexy Images, Men See Women as Objects

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February 24, 2009 at 1:34 pm
(1) whiteknyght says:

“I am shocked, shocked to find gambling going on in this casino…”

it’s ironic, the more we look into the subject on biological and evolutionary levels, the more two truths that make feminists cringe keep rearing their heads… men and women are fundamentally different, comparable but not equal… and boys will always be boys.

March 5, 2009 at 12:57 am
(2) Anne Caroline Drake says:

When are those little boys going to grow up and become real men?

Please check out the Founding Fathers movement at endabuse.org.

They’re calling all men to grow up and RESPECT women. Their members are news anchors, sports heroes, CEOs, entrepreneurs, etc.

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