Sexualization

Throughout this modern age, the beauty of a woman has been held to a standard that could be considered fantasy. Women are portrayed in current day media as mostly white, ultra thin, young, and virtually flawless. Real women are rarely seen or heard from. Just as in Victorian England or Mainland China nearly 150 years ago we too have our proverbial corsets and the binding of feet. In today’s world, we are constantly bombarded with our society’s own standard of what is beautiful. According to many…

Lights, cameras flashing, outfit changes, hair spray, spray tans, long hours of practice.. Oh, and don 't forget the stage and music, props.. an adult photo shoot? Nope, children 's pageants... childrens. All of that seems that it 's kind of not age appropriate for a young girl. All those things sound more appropriate for an adult, yes? Theoretically, your child is standing on stage in front of hundreds of people, not to forget, media too, in skimpy clothes.. first thought is why? A 3-year old…

The legend of Erzsébet Báthory’s alleged slaughter of up to 650 Hungarian peasant girls is not terra incognita for film; from 1971’s Countess Dracula, 1981’s Night of the Werewolf, to 2006’s Stay Alive, her tale has been sensationalized and embellished beyond recognition. Often cited as the inspiration behind the vampire subgenre of horror films, the fable goes that Erzsébet (or Elizabeth, as it’s frequently anglicized.), a wealthy Countess of 17th Century Hungary, was a terribly vain and cruel…

Collin, Daigneault, and Herbert reviewed multiple research articles that focused on child sexual abuse and the various effects it can have on a child. The research focused on four trauma causing factors, the first is traumatic sexualization, followed by betrayal, powerlessness and stigmatization. Child sexual abuse is known to cause many developmental programs in victims. The most common issues noted in the literature were post-traumatic stress, disassociation behavior, depression…

Sexual Identity Representation In Film Have you ever wondered why there is a lack of queer characters in films and television shows? Or why all of them seem to be the same person? This is part of the reason why there is an issue with the representation of sexual identity in film. Representation is important to end homophobia. It is also important for people to understand homosexuality and for LGBT+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and others who identify in the group) youth to have…

RuPaul 's Drag Race is one of many American reality competition television shows that debuted in 2009. The show focuses on drag queens and their ability to showcase their “charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent” through a variety of challenges: acting, costume construction, modelling, fashion forwardness and more are assessed by a panel of judges, including host and titular drag superstar, RuPaul. Drag queens have always been central to the lgbtq rights movement, tied to the Stonewall riots and…

derogatory comment about a women’s body he will stand up and tell his friend that it is not okay. In this way, my brother can become a male ally to me and a male ally to the women in his grade. I remember being in high school and the cat-calling, sexualization of girls starts at such a young age. I know he is only one person, but hopefully one day when I tell him what happened to me he can help stop the cycle before it begins for some of the young men he is friends…

The ‘notion of “sex” is defined as biological differences between male and female while “gender”, also known as “sex roles”, refer to certain behaviours and characteristic attributed to each sex that was a social construction.’ (Carter 2011, p.22) Basically indicating that sex is biologically driven while gender dictates how the society should act and behave as a man or woman with the elements of ideologies such as patriarchy and capitalism. However, the distinctions between the two terms are…

As a Student Leader in the Grinnell Dining Hall, a large part of my job is to make a safe work environment for our workers. This includes monitoring the music we play in the dishroom. Oftentimes, I find myself only catching explicit, sexist, or racist lyrics as a song ended, leaving me wondering what I missed. This spurred my interest in the possibility of sexist content going unnoticed or unprocessed in music, and the possible consequences this might have. In this paper, I will seek to explore…

Equality in Sports Coverage In the growing popularity of sports, there are many issues that have plagued America in regards to gender issues in sports. While this has been a long standing issue since the inception of sports. One of the main topics that is being brought to the forefront of this issues, is that of gender equality in sports. One of the main controversies in regards to the gender equality issues in sports, is the equality of media coverage in women’s sports at the colligate and…