sexualized
Given carnal overtones
Sexualized describes something that has been made sexual or given sexual characteristics, often when sexuality wasn't inherent to it.
The term frequently appears in cultural criticism to describe how media, advertising, or fashion imbues subjects with erotic overtones: Critics argued the ad campaign sexualized teenage models.
It can also describe behavior or environments charged with sexual energy or suggestion.
The related verb sexualize means to render something sexual or to view it through a sexual lens.
Treated as object, not person
- fetishizedMade object of fixation
- commodifiedTurned into tradeable goods
- dehumanizedDenied basic personhood
- hypersexualizedMade inappropriately sexual
gaze · degrading · exploited · ogled · sexist · reductive · misogynistic · patriarchal
Cultural or social prohibition
- backlashStrong negative reaction
- censorshipOfficial content restriction
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- moralityRight and wrong principles
decency · slut-shaming · hypersexualization · exploitation · sensationalism · outrage · indecency · provocative
objectified
Treated as object, not person
- fetishizedMade object of fixation
- commodifiedTurned into tradeable goods
- dehumanizedDenied basic personhood
hypersexualized · gaze · degrading · exploited · ogled · sexist · reductive · misogynistic · patriarchal · chauvinistic
taboo
Cultural or social prohibition
- backlashStrong negative reaction
- censorshipOfficial content restriction
- stigmaMark of dishonor
morality · decency · slut-shaming · hypersexualization · exploitation · sensationalism · outrage · indecency · provocative · inappropriate
- sexualizederotica, pornographic, explicit, provocative, suggestive
sexualizeddesexualized
Made non-erotic
unsexualized · innocent · chaste · wholesome · asexual
sexualizeddesexualized
Made non-erotic
sanitized · cleaned up · toned down · neutered · bowdlerized