It Might Be Time For Us All To Take A Critical Look At The Hyper-Sexualizing and Sexual Objectification Of Women Today and It’s Effects On Both Genders.

Newest Campaign Video (as of March, 2016): #IStandUp

Inspired By #WomenNotObjects Media Literacy, Pass It On.

Even if you find this controversial, it’s better to be informed than ignorant on this issue. Read about it. Media Education is critical to Gender Equality. The more technology advances and our lives encounter media and capitalism, the more information and work it takes to swim against the tide and avoid ignorance. Like it or not everyone (literally) is being educated daily and whether that education is truth-based, critical and nuanced in understanding reality from a pro-social perspective- or from our culture’s current inescapable, white-washed, misogynistic, capitalistic media based perspective, is up to how hard you’re willing to critically learn. You can never know enough on the topic, it is ever layered and expands into many many categories from politics and history to neurosciences, psychology, biology, the arts and the business and tech worlds onward. Therefore we must never stop actively learning to begin to see clearly. And it’s worth it.

So Here Is Some Suggested Beginner Critical Viewing/Reading:

Gender and Sex From an Equality Driven Perspective: http://www.feministcurrent.com/2015/09/16/sex-is-wrong-making-sense-of-the-lie-sex-trade-advocates-love-to-tell-about-feminists/ and http://www.feministcurrent.com

Current Critical Analysis From A Male Activist Perspective: http://jonahmix.com/

On Culture Convincing Women To Participate In Their Limited Seen Value and Sexual Objectification:

Reading- “The Beauty Myth”, Book By: Naomi Wolfe

Videos as follows are: “Beauty Sickness” Full TED Talk, “The Illusionists” Trailer, “The Sexy Lie” Full Ted Talk, “America The Beautiful 3” Trailer, “America The Beautiful 1” Trailer, “The Perfect Vagina” Full Documentary (graphic/disturbing), and “Body Image Activist” Youtube vlog.

View “The Illustionists” Documentary Website Here: http://theillusionists.org/

On Hyper-Sexualization and Objectification In Media As A Public Health Issue: “Killing Us Softly 4” – Full Length Documentary By Jean Kilbourne http://www.jeankilbourne.com/videos/ (Ted Talk Below Also By Jean Kilbourne)

Introductory On Objectification’s Link To Coercion and Rape Culture –

” ‘Choice’ was a powerful aspect of the feminist fight for control over reproductive rights and women’s access to medical procedures. For us to be told that ‘choice’ is about our ‘freedom’ to pasties is misleading, distracting, and dangerous. Capitalism isn’t our friend. You can’t sell choice. And, let me add, having a ‘choice’ does not mean that we all have to shut our eyes and lay down. Being a feminist means we question these narratives. We question those things which reinforce the idea that women are meant to be seen and not heard, that women are ‘to-be-looked-at’, that women exist to fulfill male fantasies. And we do this because it’s easier to commit violence against objects than it is to whole human beings.”

Article: Continued Full Article Here.

Article: Scientists-have-determined-what-really-happens-when-men-objectify-women

Article: Lads Mags, Objectification and Rape Culture

Article: Where Burkas and Strippers Are The Same Problem

Article: Women as sex-object-photograph

Article: A-not-so-super-societal-standard

Article: The Social Porn Experiment

From A Pro-active Media Literacy Perspective): The Miss Representation Project: http://therepresentationproject.org/film/miss-representation/ http://www.missrespresentation.com Full Film Also Available Free on Youtube.

Critical Thinking On Hyper-Sexualization and Objectification Within The Gaming World:

“Paid For” – By Rachel Moran

(On The Political Shortcomings of Progressive Liberal Left And Porn Industry):

Porn and Industry From A Free Speech Politics Writer’s Perspective: Written By – Chris Hedges [Extremely Graphic] http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/pornography_is_what_the_end_of_the_world_looks_like_20150215 By – Chris Hedges

On The Singular Aspect Regarding Sexual Function [There Are Many Other More Extremely Harmful Issues Not Addressed In The Video, See Studies Linked Directly Above or JonahMix Blog For Larger Perspective] Regarding The Effects Of Pornography In Men:

From A Marxist/Orwell Perspective, Blog: https://hjklwrites.wordpress.com/2016/01/21/the-biggest-threat-to-ever-achieving-gender-equality-is-colossal-industry-and-the-cultural-hegemony-that-they-have-more-than-succeeded/

On The Make It Fair Project #MakeItFair Film/Television Campaign: A topic, admittedly not centered around or directly dealing with but still linking to objectification of women in culture. Make It Fair Video

On The Social Psychology Of Enraged Resistance By The Public: “Why Are You So Angry?” – 6 Part Video Series On The Social Psychology Of Anger, Rage and Denial By Innuendo Studios (part one below, complete video series free on Youtube).

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#SexualObjectification #WomenNotObjects #YesAllWomen

The Feminist Porn Joke:

“How do you objectify a person as sexual body parts for your viewing pleasure in a feminist healthy way?”

“I dunno, how?”

“You don’t. Feminism and Equality are the understanding that using a person as an object for your benefit rather than subject for engagement is the very essence of oppression. If right-wing sexual oppression is the respiratory equivalent of holding one’s breath, then pornography in terms of sexual health is on par with chain smoking, second hand victims included. There is no such thing as ethical, healthy or feminist porn.”

“I don’t get the joke…” “It’s a cruel satire.”

[ Written/Gathered By HJKL, 2016] *Updated 4/6/16