Monday, November 19, 2012

Sexual Objectification Checklist

I found another sexual objectification checklist on the Ms. blog that is a little more detailed than the one we worked with in class.

The questions are:
1) Does the image show only part(s) of a sexualized person’s body?
2) Does the image present a sexualized person as a stand-in for an object?
3) Does the image show sexualized persons as interchangeable? 
4) Does the image affirm the idea of violating the bodily integrity of a sexualized person who can’t consent?
5) Does the image suggest that sexual availability is the defining characteristic of the person? 
6) Does the image treat a sexualized person’s body as a canvas?
7) Does the image show a sexualized person as a commodity that can be bought and sold?
A lot of the images used in the blog post are similar to the ones we looked at in class, but I like how the writer felt it necessary to not only focus on the physical aspects of the images but the metaphorical meanings as well.  As seen in question #7, it's important to address whether or not the woman is being portrayed as a stand-in for something that can be bought...  If so, this definitely "raises the image's score" (so to speak) of sexual objectification and is an even greater cause for concern.



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