Anna Nicole Smith
Am I the only who thinks it's weird that the death of Anna Nicole Smith is getting so much pub? What may be even more curious, is that someone whose contributions to society are naked pics, a drunken rant at an awards show, and marrying a rich man old enough to be her great-grandfather can dominate our inquiring minds. What's the deal?
It is probably a mixture of our society's fascination with celebrities and every man's obsession with naked women. Either way, it speaks our our ability to objectify people. Rob Bell will be releasing his new book, Sex God, soon. I can't wait to read the whole thing, but until then we can read the first chapter here: http://www.zondervan.com/media/samples/pdf/0310263468_samptxt.pdf
Here are a couple of quotes from Sex God:
"Picture a group of high school boys standing by their lockers when a girl walks by. One of the boys asks, “How do you rate that?” They then take turns assigning numerical values to the various parts of her anatomy, discussing in great detail how they evaluate her physical attributes. This scenario happens all the time, all over the world, every day. It’s a pastime for some. There are television shows and websites and endless discussions all devoted to deciding who’s hot and who’s not. It’s an industry, a form of entertainment, a culture. And it’s everywhere. The problem is that “that” is actually a “she.” A person. A woman. With a name, a history, with feelings. It seems harmless until you’re that girl – and then it hurts. It’s degrading. It’s violating. It does something to a person’s soul."
"We don’t respect the divine image in others just because we want to uphold their humanity. It isn’t just about them. It’s about us. It’s about our humanity as well."
"The new humanity is about seeing people as God sees them."
In our consumer and sex driven nation, it is easy to objectify people. Businesses see people as consumers to be sold a product. Men see women as sex objects to be lusted after. Churches see the community as potential parishioners. Could all of this be destroying our humanity? God save us!
It is probably a mixture of our society's fascination with celebrities and every man's obsession with naked women. Either way, it speaks our our ability to objectify people. Rob Bell will be releasing his new book, Sex God, soon. I can't wait to read the whole thing, but until then we can read the first chapter here: http://www.zondervan.com/media/samples/pdf/0310263468_samptxt.pdf
Here are a couple of quotes from Sex God:
"Picture a group of high school boys standing by their lockers when a girl walks by. One of the boys asks, “How do you rate that?” They then take turns assigning numerical values to the various parts of her anatomy, discussing in great detail how they evaluate her physical attributes. This scenario happens all the time, all over the world, every day. It’s a pastime for some. There are television shows and websites and endless discussions all devoted to deciding who’s hot and who’s not. It’s an industry, a form of entertainment, a culture. And it’s everywhere. The problem is that “that” is actually a “she.” A person. A woman. With a name, a history, with feelings. It seems harmless until you’re that girl – and then it hurts. It’s degrading. It’s violating. It does something to a person’s soul."
"We don’t respect the divine image in others just because we want to uphold their humanity. It isn’t just about them. It’s about us. It’s about our humanity as well."
"The new humanity is about seeing people as God sees them."
In our consumer and sex driven nation, it is easy to objectify people. Businesses see people as consumers to be sold a product. Men see women as sex objects to be lusted after. Churches see the community as potential parishioners. Could all of this be destroying our humanity? God save us!
posted by Jeff Rogers at
2/15/2007 04:08:00 PM
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