Sexual objectification

realistically grasp the seriousness of rape and how life-altering it may be. There has been many films, websites, and works of literature that are revealing the truth about rape to the world and letting it know it is vital to take a hold of the acts of sexual assault and do something about it. One of the works of literature by Joyce Carol Oates can be used as an example. Through the character Marianne Mulvaney’s tragedy in the novel We Were the Mulvaneys, Joyce Carol Oates reveals the effects of…

fashion. He continues with this approach throughout the song, contradicting the way that he celebrates women with opposing points of view, and then manipulates the song lyrics to also define those contradicting characteristics in a positive light. The sexual references are like lightning bolts throughout the song; rocking the world of the listener by enticing them with the controversy that woman can use sex for power. Although this idea of power could provoke a negative connotation towards…

impressions of sexual identity and romantic relationships that develop throughout one’s youth. In Adolescence and Beyond: Family Processes and Development, Patricia K. Kerig says “becoming involved in romantic relationships is an important developmental marker of adolescence, and sexual behaviors within this context can be expressions of normal, healthy exploration”. Holden Caulfield, from Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger is a teenager who undergoes the same pain and confusion of sexual…

Sexual assault and rape are terrifying violent crimes and represent a serious problem in society. According to the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) approximately 1 in 5 (18.3%) women and 1 in 71 men (1.4%) reported experiencing rape at some time in their lives. Of these victims 37.4% of female rape victims were first raped between ages 18-24. Among female rape victims, 51% of the perpetrators were intimate partners, 12.5% were family member’s, 40.8% were acquaintances…

Mythology of Blame In the midst of a dehumanizing and sex-driven culture, rape has plagued the bodies and minds of millions. Unfortunately, for victims, a reality of physical and emotional trauma just scrapes the surface of the repercussions involving sexual assault. In addition, rape victims face the negative alterations of post-rape trauma due to the negative reactions of society (Yamawaki, Darby, and Queiroz). Though society recognizes rape as an increasing societal problem, rape myths taint…

American teenagers use social media sites, and a 2015 study reported that 71% of American teens daily use more than one social network site. Teenagers using these networks have complete access to daily messages that women are expected to appear as sexual objects to be socially accepted. As more…

subject, most notably in the field of how socialized masculinity can lead to the objectification and eventual sexual assault of women. Two notable documentaries which discuss this phenomenon are The Mask You Live In, which discusses how men are socialized to strive for impossible standards of masculinity and The Hunting Ground, which discusses the retaliation and harassment that many people face after reporting campus sexual assaults. Both of these documentaries, coupled with essays from the…

and how despite it being a legitimate form of academia for at least thirty years the subject matter is still fraught with polarization of opinion and stigma. Braganza recounts the height of pornography with activists raising concerns about the objectification of women resulting in the promotion of the same behaviours in the real world. By the 1980s feminism and feminist views were considered to be anti-porn with documentaries such as “Not a Love Story” outlining the destructive/negative…

For whatever reason, writers tend to categorize female characters more strictly than they do male characters. Generally using the “Big 8” archetypes, women are placed into confining molds with little to no room for variation. Whether they play the role of the sweet, virginal Innocent or the plain and wise Sage, women, especially when written by male authors, rarely exhibit the same complex personalities as their male counterparts. Even worse, authors sometimes pervert these archetypes,…

What motivates an intelligent man to risk family, marriage, and career just to watch porno videos from his work place computer? John is a typical middle age American man. He is forty two years old, married to a beautiful wife, with three kids. Recently, John opened a separated bank account and credit card, and start a parallel life as pornography consumer. Now, every lunch time, instead of going out to eat, he eats a Power bar, and stays in his locked room. John pays to access…