Finally the double standard in feminism is exposed.

Too bad it had to take an election to bring it out.

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/lauren-messervey/objectifying-trudeau-not-ok_b_8343342.html

I admit it. I distributed the photo of shirtless, boxing Trudeau over my social media and commented on how very, very fine he is. Why did I do that? Why did I reduce a man, a respected public figure, to a sex symbol when I know for a fact that I would have been out for blood if people were doing this to a female politician? Why am I being so completely hypocritical right now?

I'm about to say something that no feminist will want to admit - there IS a double standard. We think that men can handle this kind of behaviour. They're big boys, they can take the objectification, it's not a big deal, we're only admiring their beauty, they probably love the attention... and do you see what's happening right now?

Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau worked for this position. He put in the miles for his campaign trail, held his own in the debates, showed cooperation with rival parties, and rose from third place to a shining first. His father is a Canadian legend, and for all we know, he could be cut from the same cloth. And still, I am a hundred percent sure that none of this matters to a lot of people because he is so damn sexy. This would be OUTRAGEOUS and UNACCEPTABLE if he were a woman.

I objectified a potentially great leader and I am taking this moment to say that this is a HUGE problem. We bash every man who decides to "appreciate" the beauty of women that they find attractive, but if a woman decides to do this to a man, it's fine. It's really not. Treating a human being as a sex object, regardless of their gender, is degrading and disrespectful. We feminists hate it when we are expected to love unwanted attention, so why should men be expected to love it instead?

We need to see the facts. We need to see the accomplishments. We need to see the potential, the motivation, the love, the fear, the kindness, the strength, and the position of every human being instead of throwing it down the drain because of their "pretty face". I think it's time that we, especially feminists, start practicing what we preach, don't you?