He doesn't view women as people, but more like objects of pleasure.
No, he recognizes Nami's talent as a navigator:
And compliment her kindness when saving Caimie:
And the children in Punk Hazard:
If he saw women as a mere sex object, he wouldn't care about if they can navigate a ship or if they are compassionate people.
He recognizes Cosette's skill as a chef:
Hes not swooning over her like he usually does over women, but nor is there any sympathy in his eyes for the poor girl whos being unjustly mistreated. You can tell that in this moment, Sanji is treating her not as a delicate lady who should be protected but as a fellow chef, and is giving her his earnest appreciation of her cooking skills.
If they please him visually, then not only does he immediately assign virtues to them that based on that alone (remember, the only reason he found out Violet was a good girl in Dressrosa is because "I'll always trust a women's tears!"),
He didn't assign any virtue to Kalifa, Monet or Baby 5 despite finding them attractive.
The reason he found out Viola was good, was because of his intuition, there is nothing saying it was because she was pretty or that he wouldn't judge unattractive woman the same. You're make an assumption.
is unable to hit them even when they have irrefutably proven to be trying to hurt him and his friends, but he also doesn't give that same respect to women that aren't beautiful, whether we are talking about that mermaid from Dressrosa or the transexuals that train him who all identify as women (it's kind of weird there weren't any women who identify as men there, now that I think about it), whom he is willing to insult, attack, and otherwise has such a fear and hatred for them that they literally power his attacks after the time skip.
First, Sanji said he woudn't kick a woman, regardless if they are pretty or not. He never kicked any ugly woman in the series, so you are mistaken if you say he doesn't give that same respect to women that aren't beautiful.
Regarding the okamas, Sanji doesn't have any problem with them. His first encounter with one of them was Bon Clay in Alabasta, and he treated him with respect. He isn't homophobic.
In Kamabakka Kingdom, Sanji was harassed by all of them, by your logic, Sanji was a victim of sexual assault, but you have double standards. They forced him to wear a dress. Every hatred he has is a reaction to said assault. I'm sorry, that's how Oda decided to portrait them:
And it wouldn't be as bad if the series didn't go out of it's way to validate his beliefs. It's hard not to see the series reluctance to treat female combatants the same as men as not atleast associated with Sanji's belief that women should never be hit, no matter what kind of person they are. Because that's just it, they are a gender and sexual object first and a person second. More than any other character, Sanji embodies that.
That's your interpretation. Sanji never said the reason why he doesn't fight women is because they are weak or fragile, there is no single panel saying that. Yes, he idealizes women and say he loves all of them, that's why he protects them and doesn't harm them, because you protect what you love or belief. It's sexism, but it's not because Sanji treats them as object (dehumanizing), but because he puts them above all, he glorifies them.
And if you think I'm being overly negative in this, then I'll just cite you one specific moment that really broke the camels back for me with him. In Thriller Bark, Nami's entire storyline basically revolves around the idea that she is a sexual prize to be gotten. Absol basically wants to rape her. He actually wants to marry her, because if he was literally trying to rape her, then Oda wouldn't be able to keep the lighthearted, jokey tone of Absol wanting Nami, but that's basically what is happening. Because this plotline makes NO sense on a literal level. Like, lets say that Absol went through with the wedding and managed to land a kiss on Nami during the ceremony. Who the fuck would recognize that as official? Certainly not Nami, and even if somehow whatever unspecified church did officially recognize an unconcious woman being bonded to absol, she's a fucking pirate. She'll leave the moment she can. She's not gonna recognize any obligation to him, but somehow the final kiss is treated as some important thing taht if it happens, then Nami is lost to the crew forever. And when Sanji comes in to save her, do you know his reasoning for why he can't let Nami go? Because if Absol marries her, he won't be able to peep (sexually harass) her on the ship.
lol that's some pretty messed up reasoning. The kiss stuff is a sexual harassment, and any sane person wouldn't like to see one of the main characters being abused by a monster. There is nothing about some "farewell", the Strawhats wouldn't leave Thriller Bark without her, marrying or not like you said, it's a fake marriage. The reason Sanji saves her is because she is his nakama, he cares about her. You are making up stuff saying that he just wants to peep her, like he doesn't care about her feelings at all, any Strawhat would save each other because they are friends, stop this nonsense. And I'm pretty sure that Nami would appreciate what he did for her. Sanji wanting to peep women is something that is settled apart, Sanji even says: "and, it's really unlucky there is another connection between us." The devil fruit episode has nothing to do with the rescue.
If Absol trying to marry her is a rape analogy, then Sanji's stated reasoning isn't about saving her as a person, but rather saving her virginity. Otherwise, even if Absol succeed, no one would care. Sanji's not upset that Nami's body is being violated without her consent, he's upset that something is being taken away from him. The conflict isn't about losing a respected and beloved teammember, but about losing a walking vessel of softcore porn. That's the point where I went from disliking Sanji to outright hatred, and put OP down several more notches in the enjoyability department. Honesty, Thriller Bark isn't the most blatantly sexist part of OP, but it is the subtextually creepiest.
What the fuck is this? He obviously cares about her feelings:
The guy remembered what Yosaku said two years ago about Jinbei releasing Arlong in East Blue. He confronts Jinbei and wants him to take responsability, if he didn't care about her, he wouldn't even remember such tings. Do I have to show what he did for Robin in Water 7? Saying that he views Nami or Robin as softcore porn is really insulting.
Sanji is depicted as noble in various instances, and I can agree those in many senses, the recent one with how Sanji protected Cosette....but idealogy is one I find pretty reprehensible. If the argument was that Sanji protects Cosette because she's an innocent in Nij's childish tantrum, fine. But he's protecting her because she's a woman, first and foremost. And yeah, that's just not something I agree with.
Anyone that knows Sanji knows that he cares about men. Don't be silly:
He tried to sacrifice himself in Zoro's place in Thriller Bark and left Nami behind to save him against Kuma in Sabaody, he saved Kinemon's body swimming in a frozen lake full of posion, only a few examples.
