Objectification of Women
Anna Binkovitz speaking against the myth that all women are "asking for it" based on their appearance.
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Women are told that their bodies are inherently sexual and that they are not entitled to human decency and respect unless she is wearing layers of clothes. Society has engraved the myths into beliefs that a woman is to blame for being raped by the way she acts, the way she dresses, or even the way she thinks. This diverts the condemnation from the rapist which ends up supporting rape culture.
Single women are said to be "allowed" to wear as little as they want, yet they are still judged for "attempting to attract men." Women are viewed as objects by many men and the world we live in does not reflect the views, values or culture of women. "A 2012 report, [published by Trust for London], emphasized the fact that 36 percent of people believe that women are wholly or partly responsible for being sexually assaulted or raped if she was drunk, a further 26 percent believed that if she was in public wearing "sexy or revealing clothes" it was wholly or partly her fault also." 1 |
The media has also used lurid and misogynistic images to sell products, sexualizing an appalling crime prevalent in modern society. In addition, songs that glorify sexual violence are a major problem that teaches people how to objectify women.
Currently, all women live in a world where people say, "Don't get raped," instead of teaching men not to rape. Tolerating such atrocity should not be normalized as it is today.
Currently, all women live in a world where people say, "Don't get raped," instead of teaching men not to rape. Tolerating such atrocity should not be normalized as it is today.
1 Worrow, Lewis. "The Cost of Gender Inequality." The Blog. The Huffington Post, 26 Apr. 2015. Web. 17 Apr. 2015. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lewis-worrow/the-cost-of-gender-inequality_b_7142546.html>.