I don't see how the source is relevant to my opinion. I agree with it because I'm capable of critical thought, not just because of the source. It's obviously op

I don't see how the source is relevant to my opinion. I agree with it because I'm capable of critical thought, not just because of the source. It's obviously opinion. I think you have a different definition of objectifying than I do. That's fine. I'm a Buddhist, so I have a very liberal definition of what it means to see something as an "object". Phrasing and context is critical, of course. If someone tells me I'm pretty and I don't know them, it's awkward and creepy. If someone I've known for a decade tells me the same, the comment is colored by my understanding of what they mean. If someone tells me that I'm a beautiful person, that's less objectifying than telling me I'm beautiful. If someone tells me that they enjoy being around me, that's unambiguously a compliment. They're commenting on their own state of being instead of commenting on mine. It's complicated. I probably shouldn't comment on this further since it is something I've been thinking about pretty hard for a long time and my conclusions are not necessarily intuitively obvious.