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Why is pornography (and sexualisation in general) so normalised? (mander.xyz)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Masimatutu@mander.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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It seems as though we are going backwards. We were doing so well in realising that all human beings are worthy individuals with emotional and intellectual depth, yet now so many of us don't seem to see any problem with society encouraging many to reduce themselves to sexual objects. How is this rationalised?

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[–] Slowy@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Another question - you said things are going backwards. When do you feel that things were better, and what made that time practically better in terms of not objectifying people?

[–] Masimatutu@mander.xyz -3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I am quite young, so most of my knowledge of the social conditions of the past comes from literature, which is of course a pretty bad source. But it really seems like it is much more normalised nowadays for men to view women as sexual objects.

[–] MSgtRedFox 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I wonder if it's any more than it always has been?

Men can't really get away with some of the blatant harassment from the past (thinking mad men), but I'm not sure anyone is thinking about a woman's hopes and dreams when she's airbrushed on the cover of a magazine wearing very little.