Young Female Sexualization in the Media
Location
Allegheny B, Hotel Madison, JMU
Start Date
4-5-2019 5:10 PM
Description
Scholarship on the depiction of female adolescents in the media largely says that they are objectified, hyper-sexualized, and utilized as spectacles for the public; but, scholars have yet to consider the sexualization that girls do to themselves in forms of “body-positivity” and “self-love” movements. This research addresses this gap in the literature by analyzing the social media posts of a 19-year-old Instagram Model utilizing the feminist media scholar method. This research project will be employing the following questions to explore this female adolescent dichotomy is: 1.) Does the media encourage promiscuity of female adolescents or the protection of female adolescents' sexuality? and 2.) At which point does bodily acceptance become a form of self-sexualization rather than representation of self-confidence?” Despite the empowering nature of today’s culture, “body-positivity” becomes a form of self-objectification due to the misconstrued depictions of what should entail in body acceptance.
Presentation Type
Presentation
Young Female Sexualization in the Media
Allegheny B, Hotel Madison, JMU
Scholarship on the depiction of female adolescents in the media largely says that they are objectified, hyper-sexualized, and utilized as spectacles for the public; but, scholars have yet to consider the sexualization that girls do to themselves in forms of “body-positivity” and “self-love” movements. This research addresses this gap in the literature by analyzing the social media posts of a 19-year-old Instagram Model utilizing the feminist media scholar method. This research project will be employing the following questions to explore this female adolescent dichotomy is: 1.) Does the media encourage promiscuity of female adolescents or the protection of female adolescents' sexuality? and 2.) At which point does bodily acceptance become a form of self-sexualization rather than representation of self-confidence?” Despite the empowering nature of today’s culture, “body-positivity” becomes a form of self-objectification due to the misconstrued depictions of what should entail in body acceptance.