I have never seen any research that equated rape with the objectification of women. Rape tends to be about power, and the twisted, mental illness of the rapist. It has little or nothing to do with seeing women as a sex object. In fact, most rape has nothing to do with sexual urges. It is a sick power play.

I'm with Pyrosama on this one, and as I said, I think the whole "objectification" claim is a myth. People objectify people all the time. It is a part of our social contract.

Suppressing sexual urges is actually more unhealthy than celebrating or admitting them and then finding a healthy, legal outlet.