hypersexualising
Making overly sexual
Hypersexualising is presenting or perceiving someone or something in an exaggeratedly sexual way, often inappropriately.
The term usually carries critical connotations—suggesting that sexuality is being imposed or emphasized where it doesn't belong: Critics accused the advertisement of hypersexualising teenage girls.
The word appears frequently in discussions of media representation, particularly regarding women and children.
Also spelled hypersexualizing.
Reducing humans to things
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- advertisingPaid promotional communication
- music videosVisual accompaniments to songs
- imageryVivid descriptive language
portrayal · representation · commodification · male gaze · magazines · social media · influencers · algorithms
Advocacy for sex equality
- objectificationReducing humans to things
- patriarchyMale-dominated social order
- gender studiesScholarly analysis of social identities
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
academic · theory · analysis · deconstruction · intersectionality · power dynamics · commodification · agency
Accepted levels of quality
- normsExpected behavioral standards
- expectationsBeliefs about future outcomes
- double standardsJudging others differently than yourself
- modestyAbsence of vanity
purity culture · shame · taboo · liberation · conservatism · Western · globalization · colonialism
Young human beings
- minorsThose below legal age
- pageantsElaborate public displays
- clothingBody coverings worn daily
- advertisingPaid promotional communication
innocence · protection · exploitation · predation · grooming · costumes · marketing · toys
Finite instruction sequences
- social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
- platformsElevated flat surfaces
- TikTokShort-form video service
- InstagramPhoto-sharing social platform
content moderation · feeds · engagement · selfies · filters · influencers · monetization · dating apps
objectification
Reducing humans to things
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- advertisingPaid promotional communication
- music videosVisual accompaniments to songs
imagery · portrayal · representation · commodification · male gaze · magazines · social media · influencers · algorithms · clickbait
feminism
Advocacy for sex equality
- objectificationReducing humans to things
- patriarchyMale-dominated social order
- gender studiesScholarly analysis of social identities
discourse · academic · theory · analysis · deconstruction · intersectionality · power dynamics · commodification · agency · consent
standards
Accepted levels of quality
- normsExpected behavioral standards
- expectationsBeliefs about future outcomes
- double standardsJudging others differently than yourself
modesty · purity culture · shame · taboo · liberation · conservatism · Western · globalization · colonialism · tradition
children
Young human beings
advertising · innocence · protection · exploitation · predation · grooming · costumes · marketing · toys · media
algorithms
Finite instruction sequences
- social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
- platformsElevated flat surfaces
- TikTokShort-form video service
Instagram · content moderation · feeds · engagement · selfies · filters · influencers · monetization · dating apps · profiles
hypersexualisingneutering
Surgical sterilization of animals
sanitising · bowdlerising · censoring · sanitizing · bowdlerizing
hypersexualisinghumanizing
Making more relatable
dignifying · humanising · respecting · empowering · normalising