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writes:If two guys happen to like the same woman, and one of them sees the other one as 'competition', does that not mean that he (the one who sees the other one as competition) sees the woman as a prize to be won, and is therefore objectifying her?A true story/situation. Reply to this Question
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reader, anonymous, writes (8 September 2012): Nope, it's not objectification. You can't control how the other guy feels about her, and since you like her as well, it's only natural to hope she picks you over him.
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reader, chigirl  +, writes (7 September 2012):
 No, it doesn't mean that he is objectifying her. It means he is running on basic instincts, which most of us do. He wants a girl, he's got competition, and he needs to show the girl that he is best so that the girl will pick him. It's not about objectification.
Objectifying a woman means treating her like an object, not a person. It'd be objectifying of the "winner" of the competition got the girl, even if she didn't want him. But if he "wins" by charming her, and she picks him out of her own free will, then it is not objectification. See the difference?
Women see other women as competition too, this is a universal situation.
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reader, Ciar  +, writes (7 September 2012):
 It could, but I would not automatically jump to that conclusion.
If a woman flirted with another woman's husband then said woman could be considered a threat i.e. 'competition'. Is the wife in this case objectifying her husband by seeing him as HER prize to keep?
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reader, person12345  +, writes (7 September 2012):
 It means two guys like the same woman and both want to be better than the other hoping she will like him. I wouldn't say it's a feminist issue.
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