sexualise
Add erotic content
To sexualise something is to make it sexual or view it in sexual terms.
The word often carries disapproval, especially when applied to things that shouldn't be sexual: Critics accused the ad campaign of sexualising children.
Media, clothing, and behavior can all be sexualised.
The American spelling is sexualize.
Treat as mere thing
- commodifyConvert into tradeable goods
- dehumaniseStrip of dignity
- exploitNotable act or abuse
- fetishiseObsessively revere something
degrade · reduce · hypersexualise · male gaze · leer · ogle · catcall · voyeurism
Not suitable or fitting
- prematureOccurring before expected
- childrenYoung human beings
- minorsThose below legal age
- youthState of being immature
adolescence · clothing · marketing · pageants · advertising · innocence · protection · exploitation
Represent through art
- portrayRepresent through performance
- representStand in for
- imageryVivid descriptive language
- advertisingPaid promotional communication
marketing · media · film · television · music video · magazine · social media · airbrushing
Detailed evaluative analysis
- feministGender equality proponent
- gender studiesScholarly analysis of social identities
- patriarchyMale-dominated social order
- power dynamicsRelational patterns of influence
inequality · consent · agency · autonomy · reclaim · empower · normalise · problematic
objectify
Treat as mere thing
- commodifyConvert into tradeable goods
- dehumaniseStrip of dignity
- exploitNotable act or abuse
fetishise · degrade · reduce · hypersexualise · male gaze · leer · ogle · catcall · voyeurism · exploitation
inappropriate
Not suitable or fitting
youth · adolescence · clothing · marketing · pageants · advertising · innocence · protection · exploitation · predatory
depict
Represent through art
advertising · marketing · media · film · television · music video · magazine · social media · airbrushing · retouching
critique
Detailed evaluative analysis
- feministGender equality proponent
- gender studiesScholarly analysis of social identities
- patriarchyMale-dominated social order
power dynamics · inequality · consent · agency · autonomy · reclaim · empower · normalise · problematic · harmful
sexualisedesexualize
Remove erotic charge from
asexualize · neuter · sanitize · purify · censor
sexualisehumanise
Make more relatable
dignify · respect · honour · personalize · individualise
- human sexualityStudy of erotic behavior
- fluid sexualityChanging attraction patterns
- adolescent sexualityTeen erotic development
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