Media culture Sexualisation is the process by which characters are exposed as well as treated sexually. In most cases, these characters are usually either women or girls. The process of sexualization can occur in various contexts.
These might include through conversations, comments provided, touching an individual in a wrong manner among others. In other situations, how female characters dress or behave in a story or a movie can be considered as sexualization.
The main focus of this paper will be on the issue of sexualization while discussing the extent to which children are sexualized in the contemporary media space.Looking at most television shows and movies, one of the evident things that can be noted is that the process of sexualization has taken the upper hand.
Most movies sexualize girls in connection to how they dress, how they behave as well as the people they relate with. There are very many different types of sexualizing behaviors in movies which are related to children.
Most common movies that sexualize children through providing sexualizing comments, making children to participate in beauty contests as well as exposing children to dress codes that reveal them. There have been massive revolutions in the media about the issue of sexualization. The television is definatly what it used to be.
This is because there have been new methods that are used in the delivery of the content in televisions. There are also new ways through which people can watch programmes most common one being watching through use of youtube.
Although televisions have modernized over time, most of the themes that are used in programmes are usually stereotypes. Others are gender biased.
The amount of sexualizing content in television shows is very much high. Considering the research that was done by various psychologists, there were some disturbing findings that we established. The research revealed that there are common types of sexualizing behavior that is depicted in films.
These include wearing clothes that usually sexualizes an individual or a body part. The other type of sexualization that is always common is indulging in scenes that show animal type behaviors which include crawling as well as purring.
The other common type of sexualization behavior in television shows and media is the performance related occupation among individuals.
Most individuals have performance related occupation which directly reveals and places emphasis on appearance, for example, a background related dancer or even a salesperson dong beauty products.
The other common behavior that is seen in media or film is the treatment of an individual especially of a particular sex like an object rather than treating him or her as a human being. There is also the aspect of unwanted kissing, caressing and also hugging.
Self-sexualizing was also evident as well as physical behavior that demonstrated sexualization. In the movie Heather, the most common sexualizing behavior that was witnessed was the use of heavy makeup as well as a few instances of sexual harassment.
Sexualisation through the media is a matter of concern, and we should care about it. Some researchers that have been done about the issue of sexualization reveals that what children get exposed to through the media have a significant impact on them.
The behaviors that they witness in the media affect them including the sexual activities, issue of substance abuse as well as aggression. For ample, the exposure to contents in the media to children predicts that most children get involved in intercourse initiation regardless of their age.
It also reveals that it might affect children who will finally end up dating violence victimization.
Self-sexualizing was also evident as well as physical behavior that demonstrated sexualization. In the movie Heather, the most common sexualizing behavior that was witnessed was the use of heavy makeup as well as a few instances of sexual harassment.
Sexualisation through the media is a matter of concern, and we should care about it. Some researchers that have been done about the issue of sexualization reveals that what children get exposed to through the media have a significant impact on them.
The behaviors that they witness in the media affect them including the sexual activities, issue of substance abuse as well as aggression. For ample, the exposure to contents in the media to children predicts that most children get involved in intercourse initiation regardless of their age.
It also reveals that it might affect children who will finally end up dating violence victimization.
In conclusion, considering the issue of sexualization in the media, one of the things that are notable is that the contemporary media space plays a major role in sexualizing children. This is always evident in how some characters are portrayed in television shows, films, news story among other.
Popular culture especially one that is portrayed in the television should be revisited to help in dealing with the issue of sexualization in the media. It is also important to people handling the media to ensure that they make efforts not to expose children to content that might have an impact in their sexualization.
By doing this, it would be possible to avoid instances where children grow knowing that there exist some gender roles in the society.
