Objectification

Objectification

Objectification is the process by which a person comes to be treated as a commodity or an object for use, rather than a human being with a personality, feelings, needs, dignity and rights.

Sexual objectification is where a person is objectified for the purpose of the sexual gratification or use of another.

In her TedX talk, Dr Caroline Heldman illustrates how the objectification of women has escalated, how we have become inured to its damaging effects and what we can do individually and collectively to demolish the paradigms that keep us from a better world.

More research in Objectification can be found here.

See articles tagged 'objectification' below.


 

BDSM shopfront image fine for kids says Ad regulator: gaslighting mum complainant

BDSM shopfront image fine for kids says Ad regulator: gaslighting mum complainant

Honey Birdette whip + paddle ad ruled "not strongly sexual" *Content warning

Country Trucker Caps defends 'Miners Get Vaginas' hat, but we’re not buying it

Country Trucker Caps defends 'Miners Get Vaginas' hat, but we’re not buying it

*WIN: 'Miners Get Vaginas' cap pulled!* We asked Caterpillar - a construction and mining equipment manufacturer - if they were aware their logo was on...

Win! Porny image removed from Rydges Hotel male bathrooms

Win! Porny image removed from Rydges Hotel male bathrooms

Yesterday we took to social media to ask CEO Jane Hastings to exercise corporate social responsibility and remove the p*rny image in the Rydges Gold...

Rydges hangs pornographic image in male toilets

Rydges hangs porn image in men's toilets (Content Warning)

Hotel creates hostile environment for women and girls A supporter contacted us recently after spotting a large, pornographic print hanging inside the entrance of the...

Tell SHEIN to dump sexy 'schoolgirl' outfits

Child rape survivor speaks out on SHEIN sexy 'schoolgirl' outfits

*Trigger warning* Child sexual abuse Recently we launched a campaign to get SHEIN to dump g-strings for toddlers and 'squishy' penis toys. SHEIN quietly removed...

No justification for skimpy industry: Campaigns Manager Caitlin Roper quoted in media

No justification for skimpy industry: Campaigns Manager Caitlin Roper quoted in media

Industry at odds with efforts to end men's violence against women Campaigns Manager Caitlin Roper was asked to comment on the survival of the "skimpies...

Lodge complaints now! Pornified images back in shops

Lodge complaints now! Pornified ads back in shops

Have you seen Honey Birdette's latest ads? These porn inspired, BDSM themed ads were spotted at family friendly shopping centres across Perth:

Collective Shout speaks out on hyper-sexualised mural

Collective Shout speaks out on hyper-sexualised mural

Controversy has arisen in Northbridge due to a mural featuring a sexualised, anime-inspired character that is being criticised for the way it presents women. Collective...

Collective Shout works with social media platforms in mass child sex abuse doll take down

Collective Shout works with social media platforms in mass child sex abuse doll take down

Update: 71 accounts now gone from Twitter. *Content warning* We are celebrating a big win with more child sex abuse doll promoters being removed from...

Calls to pull porn billboard capture international media attention

Media coverage of our campaign to pull porn billboard

Petition to pull Australia's 'most complained about' ad


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