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In reply to the discussion: What are the main reasons men pay for sex? [View all]johnlucas
(1,250 posts)The things post is to destroy that old narrative of "I am not a object! I am human being!"
The whole sex object protest I have heard for so long.
We are all objects of many types.
We are all figures of many types.
We are all things of many types.
The Father Figure.
The Object of Affection.
All Living Things.
I'm using the broad version of the term.
You all balk & laugh because you use the narrow version of the term.
I showed treestar the Wiktionary entry on thing & broke it down for treestar.
In that first definition was the word 'entity' & we can definitely use that word for people, can we?
That word 'entity' came from 'esse' which means 'to be' in Latin. Entity means 'being'.
Then I showed the progression.
The Essence of Humanity. The Being of Humanity. The Human Being.
But yet treestar protests me when I say people are things.
I just understand language better.
I used to study word histories as a teenager.
As for the car. You see how some people treat their cars.
Some people treat their cars BETTER than people. And you have seen this during your lifetime, I'm sure.
My point is just because it's a THING doesn't mean it's disposable or something to mistreat.
That's why I talked about the Ozone Layer which is another THING.
We waste that, we waste ourselves.
People are sexual objects, familial objects, societal objects, ecological objects.
They're also subjects, they're also food, they're also valuable, they're also insignificant, they're also mighty, they're also meek.
Everything in this universe has multiple facets.
There's no need for the Either/Or conversation. We are always Both/And.
'Thing' shouldn't be an insult.
Neither should 'Object'.
If you don't like me using cars as an example then let me use dogs.
If people can have love, care, & concern for their dog that same effect can be given to people.
People can love ANY THING.
That includes the objects, the things called human beings.
John Lucas