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.
Apr 07, 2011
[Update: complaints dismissed following appeal to independent reviewer] Complaints against Rivers '10 deadly deals' catalogue cover have been upheld by the Advertising Standard Board. Collective...
Mar 24, 2011
From Melinda Tankard Reist's blogThe Age has covered our protest against Rivers for appropriating the image of a dead woman in fishnet stockings and stilettos...
Mar 22, 2011
Rivers uses 'dead' women to sell clothing We were recently alerted to the front page of River's latest catalogue, '10 deadly deals.' We have previously...
Mar 01, 2011
"All of these images are straight from the porn industry" From the Fremantle Herald (26/02/2011, page 2): Sexually explicit t-shirts on display at a Fremantle...
Feb 25, 2011
Last week we wrote about a tshirt brand, Nena and Pasadena. Nena and Pasadena objectify and degrade women on tshirts and market these items to...
Feb 20, 2011
A supporter alerted us to this billboard via our Facebook page in November 2010. The billboard was located at Logan Village, Queensland.
Feb 14, 2011
Another clothing brand jumps on the porn tshirt bandwagon [UPDATED] AFL footballer a designer and model for Nena and Pasadena. Recently, a Collective Shout supporter...
Feb 03, 2011
Tell Rivers what you think of their new approach to advertising [UPDATE] The Ad Standards Board has dismissed complaints - Read determination here. We have...
Jan 26, 2011
Today a special guest post by Collective Shout supporter Ryl Harrison. Ryl writes about her correspondence with Zhik regarding their depiction of women in sailing...
Jan 12, 2011
A Collective Shout supporter was recently in a mall teeming with children and Christmas shoppers when she was confronted by Hustler T-shirts hanging at the...
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