Objectification of Women Everywhere you look women are being objectified, whether it is from media, society, or advertising. This is a constant and ongoing problem that has been getting worse over time. Women are seen as sexual objects, rather than a women. The social norms and patriarchy have made people think it is acceptable part of life. These unacceptable behavior and equalization of women goes on to influence how women see themselves and how they think they should look. The pressure on young girl’s and women to look like the “ideal” women is immense and this all stems from media, advertising, society, for example cat calling, and will continue to exist until these norms are broken. The objectification of women still exists today because patriarchy has defined women as inferior to men. Objectification of women is seeing them as an object instead of a human being. Women are being defined only by their appearance and ability to satisfy men, rather than intelligence. It is solely about how women look for men and if they are attractive enough to fulfill their needs. The objectification of women puts dehumanizes them and sets them inferior to men, which creates a gender hierarchy where …show more content…
The opposition argues that women are objectifying themselves by the things they wear, say, sing about, and act out. Beyoncé’s music is a common example in how women objectify themselves. Her lyrics in her songs are about men liking what they see and coming up to her. Here she is objectifying herself to attract men and this is not the man’s fault. Women need to take some responsibility and they take part in the objectification. However, the objectification of women would not have existed if there was no patriarchy. If men and women were seen as equal, there would be no superiority aspect in men. Men still put women below them and force the woman as a sex object