A Woman's World: Objectified & Dehumanized Consent

Let this be stated now.

Disgusted that as a young woman these are my suggested reels. Didn’t record them as live reels but the video feed (i.e. purpose) of these reels are much worse. A flaunt of sexuality with no substance. Absolutely no relation to anything else I follow. And absolutely no elevation for the women who post these. And bc yeah, Venom hangs out in a pink accented bathroom

Policy: should action be taken?

Picture This! Objectification Versus Empowerment in Women’s Photos on Social Media Amber L. Horan Bridgewater State University "The sexualized photos did correlate with the motivation statements of obtaining attention and more friends/followers" Need some more statistics?

hOt BoDy tHiCk bOsS bItCh wItH tHe BiG bOoTy GTFO You don't oppress other women to feel better about yourself. That's male standards manipulating you and you don't even see it. Women collectively putting each other down so only the most male-appealing types win? Get out.

Whew, this is a heavy article. I think this can help females understand their freedom to empowerment but also understand that boundaries can be established to ensure they are receiving the substantial praise and value they deserve. Again I'm not a feminist nor do I routinely follow this website.

Implicit association tests reveal the unconscious inferences we make between things. "...even when those inferences may connect with a prejudice they thought (or had hoped) they did not hold." With these tests in use, research suggests that globally, there is a larger dehumanization of the female body as compared to the male body. This is based off of a controlled environment where male and female subjects were objectively presented with male/female body images exposing revealing body parts, nude, half-nude, or in form-fitted clothing. If you're willing to take anything away from this, whether it is in concern for my topic or not, at least consider this: "System two (conscious) feeds off of system one’s (unconscious) objectives—whether to objectify or not to objectify—thus, system two must be readily monitored, avoiding consciously objectifying or self-objectifying, in order to discourage system one’s unconscious objectification." You've heard it before, once the media has control of your subconscious (fears, anxieties, trends, inclinations) they have control over all of you.

An annotation on the most important aspect of this issue (in my opinion and with reference to the linked article) It's a market. Social media is no longer a medium for friendly communication and "catching up". With the proliferation of images of people share of themselves and their lifestyles, of the whole world looking intimately at what we do with our lives - those capitalistic brands are sharks, hunting down lives to exploit for their own profit. This is the "influencer" occupation. Branding items in your own personal way to influence the people closest to you that the product is valid. But it's not enough for you to just brand it. You don't get to do it your own way. You are at the hands of the big name company paying you for it. And do you know what their standards are? "... where capitalism and patriarchal system dictate the standards of beauty and behavior... woman's appearance and body couture takes precedence over their internal attributes and self worth... Most of these companies are focused on women with hourglass figures, proportionate size of breasts, the size of buttocks, as well as fairness of skin..." Deboramayer. (2019, December 11). Women’s body objectification. Medium. https://medium.com/at-the-intersection/womens-body-objectifiction-abad04fa5058 And I just had a separate epiphany that I'll share on another post.

Open your eyes. They all really do look the same in the end.