Looking At Women

Looking at women by Scott Russell Sanders is an article in which Sanders talks about how the world influences his perception of women. For this conversation he has many perspectives. The first is from his friend Norman who refers to girl by saying, "check out that chassis." This confuses him since has never heard the word chassis used in that context. Norman’s mom know right away what Norman is talking about but Sanders isn't as quick. Another person to have an effect on view of how women should be looked upon is his college roommate. He was on the opposite side of the spectrum as Sanders thought that his Playboy centerfold’s put him in a gutter. Sander’s first thought upon seeing the pictures was that it reminded him of a meat locker. Sanders would imagine the lives that these women lived and not what they were doing. Norman’s mother also had a big impact on his view of women. See would always say "How do you think she feels?" This question would stick with Sanders for the rest of his life. Another group that affected him growing up was his neighbors. They owned a store called bare essentials. They sold lingerie or "intimate apparel" at their store. This confuses him because it seems to him to provide no real purpose but to dehumanize the wearer. It puzzles him why anyone would dehumanize them self. Sanders questions why women make themselves out to objects like the world portraits and states that “to reduce another person to an object is the primal wrong.”