Lady Drill’s Question: Do These Objects Make You Gents Think Of Sex?
Topless models and bikini calendars DO make men think of women as sex objects
By Fiona Macrae
Sexy calendars and pictures of topless models in tabloid newspapers really do lead men to think of women as objects, research shows.
When men are shown images of women in bikinis, the part of the brain they use when thinking about DIY tools and other objects lights up.
At the same time, the region they use to try to tune into another person’s thoughts and feelings tunes down, brain scans showed.
Take it as red: Men’s brains are wired to react in the same way to bikinis and DIY
Researcher Susan Fiske said: ‘The only other time we have seen this is when people look at pictures of the homeless or of drug addicts because they really don’t want to think about what is going on in their minds.’
Her experiments also found, perhaps not surprisingly, that men remember the images of scantily-clad women better than those of fully-clothed women.
It’s not about personaility… experiments show women are rated for their licks
Overall, the experiments showed that sexy images lead men to think of women as ‘less than human’, the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s annual conference heard.
Professor Fiske, of Princeton University in the U.S., said the effect could spill over into the workplace, with girlie calendars leading men to sexualise their colleagues.
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She said: ‘I am not saying there should be censorship but people need to know of the associations people have in their minds.’
Asked if women were likely to view half-dressed men in the same way, she said that women tended to rate age and bank balance over looks.
Yeah …
I didn’t think so.
I have more faith in you guys than the Brit writer does.
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Why did you have to clutter up this page with all that text?
What text?
Overall, the experiments showed that sexy images lead men to think of women as ‘less than human’.
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who was this study conducted on? a bunch of psychos? men do not think of women as ‘less than human’. its just ridiculous. do looks sometimes supercede intelligence and personality? yes. blame hollywood and modeling for that, they set the standards. but not by most people.
oh and lumping women in with power tools is crazy too. my power tools gets me away from my woman
Power tools dont turn me on.
Dang,
I grabbed my tool, dohh!
I’m curious, is the furry blond in Camarillo or Simi Valley?
Power tools mean work. That’s not exactly an aphrodisiac.
Beautiful women, now that means fun!
Plastic woman / Fake boobs = belt sander
Same difference.
Real woman / Real boobs = hard on!
Those tools don’t do it for me. I believe the set is only 12v, and have any real driving power you got to have 18v.
Drill posting pictures of drills? Hell yeah, that’s sexy.
If those were Craftsman tools they might get my attention. Friggin rice burners suck.
So what’s the whole point of the article? That men are bad for looking at pin-ups as sex objects? What about the fact women look at men as walking ATMs?
Sounds to me like the research was conducted by an ugly woman who was unhappy that no men think of her that way. oh well, nature is unkind sometimes - why do do think feminism was established?
It reminds me of the music video ’satisfaction’ by benny benassi.
…Just the girl in the red