June 2013
53 posts
did anyone ever tell the Backstreet Boys why
The Sexual Objectification Checklist →
msmagazine.com
1. Does the image show only part(s) of a sexualized person’s body?
BMW
2. Does the image present a sexualized person as a stand-in for an object?
Four Loko
3. Does the image show sexualized persons as interchangeable?
Mercedes Benz
4. Does the image affirm the idea of violating the bodily integrity of a sexualized person who can’t consent?
Duncan Quinn
5. Does the image suggest that sexual availability is the defining characteristic of the person?
American Apparel
6. Does the image show a sexualized person as a commodity that can be bought and sold?
Red Tape Shoes
Not sure if I’ve reblogged this before but it’s worth it if I have because so many people get this wrong.
so gross
An excellent list with examples to better understand sexual objectification.
Putting this back on my blog because it’s important.
“Both heterosexuals and homosexuals view bisexuality with misunderstanding, mistrust, hostility, and alienation. These scenarios do not leave bisexuals in the situation often referred to as ‘‘having the best of both worlds,’’ because ‘both worlds are closets’.”
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from Attitudes and Self-Images of Male and Female Bisexuals by Carol D. Bronn
“both worlds are closets” Ouch. That one hit home (via loveintheshadowsistheonlykind)
