hypersexualize
Excessively eroticize someone
To hypersexualize is to portray or treat someone or something as excessively sexual, often inappropriately.
The term typically describes media representations or cultural attitudes that emphasize sexuality where it doesn't belong: Critics accused the ad campaign of hypersexualizing teenage girls.
The word often appears in discussions of how children, women, or marginalized groups are depicted.
Reducing humans to things
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- misogynyHostility toward women
- sexismGender-based prejudice
- commodificationTransforming into sellable goods
male gaze · fetishization · stereotyping · degradation · dehumanization · ageism · body image · consent
Paid promotional communication
- music videosVisual accompaniments to songs
- filmMovie or coating
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
magazines · pornography · clickbait · tabloid · paparazzi · influencer culture · marketing · fashion industry
Developed before typical age
- groomingSelf-care for appearance
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
childhood · identity · body dysmorphia · self-esteem · peer pressure · normalization · desensitization · compulsion
objectification
Reducing humans to things
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- misogynyHostility toward women
- sexismGender-based prejudice
commodification · male gaze · fetishization · stereotyping · degradation · dehumanization · ageism · body image · consent · power dynamics
advertising
Paid promotional communication
- music videosVisual accompaniments to songs
- filmMovie or coating
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
social media · magazines · pornography · clickbait · tabloid · paparazzi · influencer culture · marketing · fashion industry · video games
precocious
Developed before typical age
- groomingSelf-care for appearance
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- developmentProgress toward maturity
adolescence · childhood · identity · body dysmorphia · self-esteem · peer pressure · normalization · desensitization · compulsion · attachment
hypersexualizedesexualize
Remove erotic charge from
sanitize · censor · bowdlerize · tone down · neuter