So here I am, lounging on my Love Sac and doing my media chapter reading while watching the WCC tournament final with BYU and Gonzaga. Such a good time, right? When out of the blue, two girls in their skanky bikinis show up on my TV screen! It turns out it was a Corona commercial. But it was one of the most sexualized commercials I've ever seen of women and the thin ideal. I was shocked, so I immediately wanted to write about it haha! I know I focused my last post on Miss Representation, but I just want to reiterate the importance of being aware of this sexualization of men and women. It's literally everywhere. I'm glad that this class and the past few lectures have increased my awareness of this issue.
I think one of the first steps we need to make in changing the thin ideal to a real ideal is to recognize it! Good for you for noticing!!
ReplyDeleteThat's ridiculous! I can't believe how much the media sexualizes women... I agree with you, the class has definitely heightened my awareness of women's (and men's) sexualization in the media. Pretty horrifying. :P
ReplyDeleteIt makes me really sad because it reduces human beings to sexual objects. It is really sad.
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