sexualize
Add erotic charge
To sexualize something is to make it sexual or to view it through a sexual lens.
The term often carries negative connotations, suggesting that sexuality has been imposed where it doesn't belong or is inappropriate: Critics argued the advertisement sexualized young girls.
Media, advertising, and fashion are frequently accused of sexualizing women's bodies or everyday activities.
The related noun sexualization describes this process as a cultural phenomenon: the sexualization of childhood.
Obsess over unhealthily
- commodifyConvert into tradeable goods
- dehumanizeStrip of dignity
- exploitNotable act or abuse
- degradeLower in standing
demean · objectification · male gaze · leer · ogle · catcall · provocative · titillate
Not allowed
- inappropriateNot suitable or fitting
- indecentOffensive to accepted standards
- obsceneGrossly offensive to decency
- scandalousMorally offensive or shocking
shameful · immoral · perversion · deviant · transgressive · illicit · improper · unseemly
Male-dominated social order
- sexismGender-based prejudice
- misogynyHostility toward women
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- mediaInformation distribution channels
advertising · representation · gaze · agency · consent · empowerment · double standard · slut-shaming
fetishize
Obsess over unhealthily
- commodifyConvert into tradeable goods
- dehumanizeStrip of dignity
- exploitNotable act or abuse
degrade · demean · objectification · male gaze · leer · ogle · catcall · provocative · titillate · voyeuristic
forbidden
Not allowed
- inappropriateNot suitable or fitting
- indecentOffensive to accepted standards
- obsceneGrossly offensive to decency
scandalous · shameful · immoral · perversion · deviant · transgressive · illicit · improper · unseemly · profane
patriarchy
Male-dominated social order
- sexismGender-based prejudice
- misogynyHostility toward women
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
media · advertising · representation · gaze · agency · consent · empowerment · double standard · slut-shaming · purity culture
sexualizedesexualize
Remove erotic charge from
sanitize · neuter · neutralize · censor · bowdlerize
- human sexualityStudy of erotic behavior
- fluid sexualityChanging attraction patterns
- adolescent sexualityTeen erotic development
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