When I was a child, I thought I could do anything. I played soccer with a ferocity that scared people, I played baseball in my backyard with enough force that I broke more than a few potted plants, and I would initiate wrestling matches with children and adults with loud war cries, jumping into the fray as though I had nothing to lose. As I grew older, however, actions that had once been permitted or even encouraged became off limits. At seven, I was told I should not wrestle because it was unladylike. At nine, I was told I could not play baseball on a team because it was a sport for boys, and they would never treat me nicely. It was around this point when topics of conversation with my peers and adults shifted away from “what is your favorite subject in school?” to “who is your favorite Disney channel actress?” …show more content…
The experience of sexual attraction is a healthy and normal thing. The problem, however, lies in creating a society in which all individuals are forced to act according to modes of sexualization, which severely inhibit their ability to their own agencies, their ability to find success in the professional world, and even their ability to perceived as victims in crimes against them. When such a problem arises, I claim that it is necessary to eradicate the sexualization of women entirely, and attempt to gain a healthier, more private form of sexualization than one which damages so …show more content…
Campaigns that seek to raise awareness about breast cancer often rely upon the use of sexualization in the hopes of gaining a wider audience. One group in particular comes to mind; the “I <3 boobies” campaign, and even purchased its merchandise, it did not succeed in fully informing them about the dangers or symptoms of breast cancer, something which could have potentially disastrous