The Negative Effects Of The Sexualization Of Women

Women all over the world face difficult situations in their everyday lives that have a negative effect on them. One difficult situation that could affect a woman’s life negatively can be the sexualization of women in society. Sexualization is the making of something sexual in character or quality or to become aware of sexuality. When individuals are regarded as sex objects and evaluated in terms of their physical characteristics or the colloquial term: “sexiness”; This creates the sexualization of women. Society and the media have a big impact on why this form of sexualization affects young women in America. Sexualization occurs in many different ways. Valuing sexual appeal above other achievements and attributes, portraying women and young girls as sexual objects, and the sexuality that is imposed on women. The way that
Young women in this society learn from what they see in magazines, television shows, movies, and other types of entertainment media. Girls think that they have to be exactly like the women they see. The women and young girls think that a thinner body is an ideal image for women in this society. It is harming girls self-image and healthy development. It is everywhere people go. Places that people wouldn't even think of. Shows that come up on the TV can influence a young girl to start to be like them as well. People like Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, Amber Rose, and even Marilyn Monroe influence young women today to be like them. To have the perfect body, hair, makeup, to act like those women do and many more. The sexualization of these women and the affects it has matters for people to know about because women read articles about how you have to be skinny or wear makeup to be beautiful. These women think about it all the time and it is making young girls and older women insecure about their