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Topless models & bikini calendars DO make men think of women

dailymail.co.uk — Sexy calendars and pictures of topless models in tabloid newspapers really do lead men to think of women as objects, research shows.

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  • DrewPeacock, on 02/17/2009, -8/+263"women tended to rate age and bank balance over looks."

    Looks like men aren't the only ones who are shallow.
  • whatthefu, on 02/17/2009, -14/+180Buried for Daily Mail.
  • shinythings, on 02/17/2009, -17/+170Not seeing anything wrong with that...
  • mklopez, on 02/17/2009, -3/+137Another shocking expose from the Obvious Research Department!!
  • fcruz1331, on 02/17/2009, -3/+125"Her experiments also found, perhaps not surprisingly, that men remember the images of scantily-clad women better than those of fully-clothed women."

    No, Really??!?!?!
  • iSeven, on 02/17/2009, -17/+115dugg for boobs
  • smemily, on 02/17/2009, -0/+82buried for truncating headline in a way that changes the meaning.
  • serif69, on 02/17/2009, -6/+83And in other news, study shows that women remember images of men in expensive suits standing in front of expensive cars better than those of blue-collar men who earn an honest living.
  • Spetz, on 02/17/2009, -6/+78A tiny note down the bottom says: "Asked if women were likely to view halfdressed men in the same way, she said that women tended to rate age and bank balance over looks." And that's not as bad?!?! 90% of the article about how dirty and evil men are, 10% about women...

    EDIT: Ah yes, just noticed the "journalist" is a woman.
  • inactive, on 02/17/2009, -12/+82Silly news site is silly
  • SweetDaddyD, on 02/17/2009, -6/+58Women aren't objects?
  • kent1146, on 02/17/2009, -4/+53"the part of the brain they use when thinking about DIY tools and other objects lights up [when viewing images of women in bikinis]."

    I wouldn't exactly consider a woman a "DIY tool".

    Unless they're asleep. Giggity.
  • JoeHammer, on 02/17/2009, -1/+48No, he got PAID to figure that out.
  • Eurynom0s, on 02/17/2009, -3/+42Pictures are objects. Women are not objects. Pictures of women are objects.

    Easy, eh?
  • timusca, on 02/17/2009, -2/+38In other news: Water is wet
  • decet, on 02/17/2009, -6/+42In other news, men think of women as sex objects.
  • YokohamaGaijin, on 02/17/2009, -6/+42I'm not seeing how that is connected to bikini calendars. Or am I still blinded by boobies?
  • JargonScott, on 02/17/2009, -5/+40For the love of Cheesecake, how can you have a article about topless models, with no topless models in it?!?

    Dailymail: ***** or GTFO!
  • JustinRalua, on 02/17/2009, -2/+36Daily Fail
  • JoeHammer, on 02/17/2009, -1/+35I only see a problem with parents raising their children to believe they can treat women any way they want. Looking at a calendar of attractive woman is not the problem.

    That's like saying video games lead to violence among teens.
  • JoeHammer, on 02/17/2009, -3/+36RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE!!!!!!
  • LiebeMachtFrei, on 02/17/2009, -4/+37fta "Women remember men based on age and bank balance"

    Time to ban armani suits and just for men, they're just turning us into objects
  • shauncorleone, on 02/17/2009, -6/+37This is ridiculous. I love women. Every man should own one.
  • cdnbmatt, on 02/17/2009, -4/+26Hey now, nobody is forcing these girls to strip down and pose for the camera.....it's their choice. Men are going to look if the pictures are there....if you want it to stop you should speak with your fellow women.

    Honestly, if a man is going to rape or beat a women there is something seriously wrong in their head to begin with. Looking at a Playboy is NOT going to suddenly trigger the rape switch in our heads.
  • sleze, on 02/17/2009, -4/+25Topless models sure make me think of women.
  • shortyjacobs, on 02/17/2009, -0/+20In other news, water is wet, night follows day, pebbles roll downhill, and I still don't have a date for friday.
  • Darunium, on 02/17/2009, -0/+18In other news, people associate food with food.
  • one1plus1one, on 02/17/2009, -6/+24I objectify women, and see them as ultra-super-hot-lust-inspiring-sex-objects several times per day -- especially my girlfriend.

    But I've never hurt or assaulted a woman.

    As the Leonard Cohen poem goes:

    "As the mist leaves no scar upon the valley, so shall I leave no scar upon your body."

    I love my girlfriend with all my heart and soul. But I still objectify and lust her, because I think she's super hot. Her female-friends are super hot too! (Even my girlfriend thinks some of her own friends are superhot!)

    I especially like it when my girlfriend gets together with all her superhot female friends in the kitchen, and they eat cheesecake and talk about sex, and they're all wearing tight clothes and tops that dip really low so I can see...
  • ayeroxor, on 02/17/2009, -0/+17"Topless models & bikini calendars DO make men think of women"

    I was thinking, "No *****, Jenocide312. You must be really sharp to figure that out."

    Then I found out that Jenocide312 was just not sharp enough to be able to compose a title that actually applies to her submission.
  • Murdats, on 02/17/2009, -2/+18apparently they are primitives.
  • DivisibleByZero, on 02/17/2009, -1/+17I still maintain that it makes me think of *those particular* women as objects, without changing my opinions towards any others
  • flashingcurser, on 02/17/2009, -5/+21I bet she's ugly.
  • ShingoEX, on 02/17/2009, -3/+19The concept of physical attraction is based on the principle of objectivity, yet some people complain about being objectified. Go figure...
  • jeuhrn, on 02/17/2009, -2/+18At least they are object-oriented.
  • deworde, on 02/17/2009, -3/+18Hang on. So, when looking at a picture of a sexy woman, the part of their brain that deals with human contact isn't triggered. Does this study actually show that men are capable of distinguishing between PEOPLE and PICTURES?
  • mobislink, on 02/17/2009, -5/+18Those are some nice objects.
  • xDynaBlade, on 02/17/2009, -4/+16FTA:"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."

    That's because a picture is an object, no matter what the picture is depicting.
  • etx313, on 02/17/2009, -3/+14Base classes with limited but vital functionality!
  • Snoosy, on 02/17/2009, -10/+21I think of women as walking creamy holes.
  • cheeseplease, on 02/17/2009, -0/+11now you got me thinking about cheesecake
  • Murdats, on 02/17/2009, -2/+13understandable as most people are hetrosexual and its hard for women to rape men.

    I am surprised the male rape is that high actually
  • judolphin, on 02/17/2009, -2/+12Never have I seen a story that was so "duh" and at the same time such load of crap. Don't they realize calendars, magazines and pictures *are* objects? You think people should get all existential about the soul and inner being of a picture of Miss October?

    Unless (a.) the women are objectifying themselves in the first place or (b.) the man is seriously messed up in the first place, this does *not* apply to seeing a woman in person.
  • BBird, on 02/17/2009, -4/+14by the way -- was this conclusion part of the study or just the "scientist" own opinion?

    and just one more thought -- I remember some research showing that while most women do not admit to that, they do get aroused by nude male pics. would be interesting to do the experiment together, instead of just citing the stupid opinion of the researcher on the subject
  • DivisibleByZero, on 02/17/2009, -0/+9I'd consider photos of scantily clad women to be "do it yourself" tools though....
  • Rudegar, on 02/17/2009, -0/+9as objects?
  • IHaveIssues, on 02/17/2009, -5/+14Me thinks there are a whole whack of Daily Mail employees registered here.
  • STARTSOMETHING, on 02/17/2009, -1/+10What the ***** is it suppose to make us think of? Ice cream?



    ***BREAKING NEWS*** Scientist say, Starbucks makes people think of coffee.
  • gttim, on 02/17/2009, -1/+9*****! I tend to remember women dressing in expensive silk lingerie and offering me a single malt scotch as the massage my shoulders as opposed to women who earn an honest living, wear flannel night gowns and ask me to pull their finger after offering me a beer. I feel soooo bad about that!
  • KarlH, on 02/17/2009, -0/+8You're a Java programmer?
  • nils, on 02/17/2009, -1/+9Oh The Onion nearly gets me every time!

    ...wait...

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