objectification

How low will high end fashion stoop to fill its magazine pages?

The sultry gaze of Thylane Lena-Rose Blondeau is very confronting. Before you is the look of a seductive young woman, but it is encased in the body of a young child. These high end fashion shots of a child in full make up and draped over a sofa in a very sexually provocative pose make [...]

Collective shout: a voice against sexualised clothing

Despite the increased pressure from many sectors of the community, clothing retailers have continued to stock and sell clothing that depict women in a sexualized way. The images are often pornographic with blatantly sexual slogans. Collective Shout supporter Caitlin Roper has created the Facebook page Say No to Porn t-shirts and together they have written [...]

Keep your Pants on: sex doesn’t always sell

It seems that the age old adage “sex sells” doesn’t always ring true after all. The clothing chain General Pants seem to have gone too far with their Sex! & Fashion advertising campaign for Sydney-based denim designers Ksubi. There has been an angry back lash from shoppers who are outraged and shocked by the blatant [...]

Kids confused about sexualised messages in advertising

Dr Joe Tucci raised a very interesting question recently in his article; Dad, how do you make sex last longer? What kind of affect is sexualised advertising having on young children? Is it indeed shaping their understanding and acceptance of what the grown-ups world is all about? Dr Joe Tucci is no stranger to dealing [...]

Study: Porn is a poor and dangerous sex educator

“Exposure to pornography among young children may be disturbing or upsetting. It helps to sustain young people's adherence to sexist and unhealthy notions of sex and relationships. And, especially among boys and young men who are frequent consumers of pornography, including of more violent materials, consumption intensifies attitudes supportive of sexual coercion and increases their [...]

The Power of One: Say No to Porn T Shirts

We have all seen them; the 'Porn T Shirts’ that depict semi naked women and equally offensive slogans. The men who wear them seem oblivious to the fact that they are not only offensive but also objectify women. So what can be done about them? We have the technology and today that gives everyone a [...]

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