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Hyper-sexualizing Women Leads to Self-Objectification
Well this certainly explains a lot. Damn, I could name names.
Hyper-sexualizing Women Leads to Self-Objectification — More Destructive and Prevalent than Society Admits
Two recent studies reveal that overtly sexual images of women influence not only the way men see women but worse still, the way women value – or devalue — themselves, as if their worth is connected only to their physical appearance and the pleasure they can offer. Is it any wonder that when Chris Brown got public grief for his treatment of Rihanna, girls were actually blogging about how “he could beat them up anytime.”
That Rihanna, or any woman, would return for the possibility of more of the same treatment is something passing understanding.
Eric Dolan of Raw Story reported that Rachel M. Calogero of the U.K.’s University of Kent just published a study in Psychological Science showing that “self-objectification is a self-perspective that many women adopt as a primary consequence of regular encounters of sexual objectification.” She asks:
“… Why do we seem to compulsively objectify girls and women, at seemingly younger and younger ages, in this culture?” I think there are multiple and converging forces at play with respect to objectification. What
we do know is that the evidence for the objectification of women across a variety of media and interpersonal sources is overwhelming and that it brings harm to both women and men. Keep in mind that sexual objectification includes a range of encounters from less to more extreme. It is not just checking out women or sexualized media portrayals of women, but sexual harassment and violence as well.”
Violent words lead to violent actions, or at least make them seem more acceptable. A study released in Psychological Science in May, 2012 revealed that both men and women see images of sexy women’s bodies as objects, while they see sexy-looking men as people. *(Hat Tip to blogger TerryS for sharing this study.)
Calogero also studied “the relationship between self-objectification and social activism.” She found “that women who were primed to evaluate themselves based on their appearance and sexual desirability had a decreased motivation to challenge gender-based inequalities and injustices.”
“Self-objectification has been causally linked to a number of negative physical, mental, and behavioral health outcomes in girls and women, and even some men,” demonstrating that “self-objectification is connected to women’s motivation to challenge the status quo.”
Two recent studies reveal that overtly sexual images of women influence not only the way men see women but worse still, the way women value – or devalue — themselves, as if their worth is connected only to their physical appearance and the pleasure they can offer. Is it any wonder that when Chris Brown got public grief for his treatment of Rihanna, girls were actually blogging about how “he could beat them up anytime.”
That Rihanna, or any woman, would return for the possibility of more of the same treatment is something passing understanding.
Eric Dolan of Raw Story reported that Rachel M. Calogero of the U.K.’s University of Kent just published a study in Psychological Science showing that “self-objectification is a self-perspective that many women adopt as a primary consequence of regular encounters of sexual objectification.” She asks:
“… Why do we seem to compulsively objectify girls and women, at seemingly younger and younger ages, in this culture?” I think there are multiple and converging forces at play with respect to objectification. What
we do know is that the evidence for the objectification of women across a variety of media and interpersonal sources is overwhelming and that it brings harm to both women and men. Keep in mind that sexual objectification includes a range of encounters from less to more extreme. It is not just checking out women or sexualized media portrayals of women, but sexual harassment and violence as well.”
Violent words lead to violent actions, or at least make them seem more acceptable. A study released in Psychological Science in May, 2012 revealed that both men and women see images of sexy women’s bodies as objects, while they see sexy-looking men as people. *(Hat Tip to blogger TerryS for sharing this study.)
Calogero also studied “the relationship between self-objectification and social activism.” She found “that women who were primed to evaluate themselves based on their appearance and sexual desirability had a decreased motivation to challenge gender-based inequalities and injustices.”
“Self-objectification has been causally linked to a number of negative physical, mental, and behavioral health outcomes in girls and women, and even some men,” demonstrating that “self-objectification is connected to women’s motivation to challenge the status quo.”
http://www.thenewagenda.net/2013/02/20/hyper-sexualizing-women-leads-to-self-objectification-more-destructive-and-prevalent-than-society-admits/
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A few months ago - but I don't know if it came across as intended. This is how I intended. Thanks for posting. 
