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Since there isn't a dedicated thread on Kurdistan, I’ll just drop this here.
In about five minutes, there's a four-part documentary series airing on CNN:
The Kurds: Pawns of the Superpowers
Airing July 28th on CNN at 10:10 PM (ET)
Honestly, I believe avoiding objectification altogether is the best gift you can give anyone in a relationship. Concepts of gender are almost entirely social constructs—how we view ourselves and how society views us—along with much of what exists in our collective imagination. It’s nearly impossible to truly perceive a person when your vision is clouded by prejudice, expectations, and the mental caricatures we pick up during our upbringing. I say "almost entirely" because there are objective biological traits, though we know it isn't strictly a binary since intersex people exist. Still, most people fall into one category or the other based on those traits. There is also a primal level of physical objectification that isn't just societal; it stems from noticing differences in anatomy early in life. Objectification happens when a body that looks different becomes "the unknown" compared to "the familiar," turning that person into an object of curiosity or attraction. Of course, gender-based objectification isn't the only kind, but it's certainly one of the most pervasive. I'm undecided if this falls under "self vs. other" or "us vs. them" dynamics. 😁