Sexualisation…what does it mean? Sexualisation as it’s referred to these days has a lot in common with sexual objectification.
Sexualisation is when people (usually girls and women) are looked at as sex objects and judged only on their physical appearance and sexiness.
Watch Laci Green talking about sexualisation in her vlog.
So it doesn’t matter how smart or funny or talented they are, the main thing they are judged on is how “hot” they look.
It can happen to all genders, but study after study shows that women are most likely to be portrayed as objectified and sexualised.
After a while, those being objectified or sexualised can get influenced by these messages that are all around them day in and day out.
The messages can come from advertising, music videos, gaming, lad’s mags, pornography - but the underlying message is always the same, and it is “Your value as a person comes from how sexy and how hot you are.”
That’s obviously ridiculous, as people have loads more to offer the world than what they look like. But it’s not surprising that sometimes those being objectified or sexualised can buy into these really damaging views if that’s what they see all around them, and start to believe that it’s important, or even required, to present themselves as a sex object.
