Sarah, you're the star of this show!

I would point out that the desire for men to want to see an attractivel woman, and moreover see that woman naked, is a natural biological imperative that drives our species forward, and is to be anticipated and expected.

Similarly, I read recently that a picture of a smiling baby causes women's brains to flood with dopamine — much like the reaction one gets from taking cocaine, or that men have when viewing pornography. Biological imperative stuff.

So do Mom's who want to see pictures of smiling babies “objectify” babies? Are they creepy? And do parents who let their kids be photographed participate in this economy cater to that need and objectify them? Absolutely — Take Brooke Shields for example, who went from an objectified baby model to an objectified Calvin Klein model. Same deal, different biological imperative.

The reality is that Entertainment “objectifies” everything in the literal sense … in the sense that we take individuals and turn them into a product — an object to be consumed. In your case, a pretty woman journalist/blogger, you are already an object — the question remains what kind of object you choose to be. That men would prefer you to be a certain kind of object is totally natural, to be expected, and in no way creepy. What may be creepy are the people who will try to manipulate you to cater to that need (Fashion photographers, pornographers, etc.).

I have seen dozens, if not hundreds, of attractive Internet and TV hosts of both genders. Most are interchangeable are rarely missed when they move on. What sets you apart, Amanda, is your intelligence and your wit. (And your willingness to take the occasional Taser hit.)

But the Internets spawn a large audience who are either 14 years old or regress to that state, secure in what they believe is their anonymity behind handles like xxxsexdude@yahoo.com. It is sad but inevitable that they will react in certain ways.

Even more sad, I think they are simply giving voice to feelings that most guys walk around with pretty much all the time but do not dare express.

Chalk it up to genetics, or the coarse culture, or hormones in beef, or whatever. It will be a while before we move forward.

Still, I remain hopeful. We're gonna have a black guy for a president soon. And much of the criticism of Hillary (though certainly not all) focused not on her gender or her wardrobe, but on her policy positions and unscrupulous politicking. A mere 24 years ago Geraldine Ferraro never got past, “Can you make a blueberry muffin?”