Blog #9: Sexualization of Mainstream Society- Problem?

Sexualization consists of an instrumental approach to a person by perceiving that person as an object used for sexual activity, disregarding the persons dignity or personality traits. Sexualization occurs everywhere in this world (some more than others). However it is mostly demonstrated through the media in a variety of ways. The sexualization of girls and women is of particular concern and cultural relevance because of its prevalence in many aspects of modern culture and because of the psychological impacts that it can have on the sexualized individuals. It is also a concern in children as, whether as a result of exposure to highly sexual media or as a result of a child's upbringing, an inappropriate level of sexuality can be prematurely imposed upon a child through the media (ex: pornography, sexual magazines, video games, tv shows). Our society has become so twisted in a way, that it has become normal for girls to allow themselves to be taken advantage of, for exactly this reason.