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  • Essay / Essay on the Sexualization of Women - 883

    TV shows and movies portray pretty, sexy girls as being associated with the popular crowd (APA 6). The APA noted that the advertisements use a vague framing known as "trickle-up" and "trickle-down" for the sole purpose of making girls look more like adults and women more like children. For example, network television aired a Victoria's Secret Christmas-themed fashion show, featuring models dressed to look like children. They strutted down the catwalk in doll's lingerie while dragging stuffed animals behind them (APA 12). Music is full of songs that sexualize and degrade women (APA 6). Research has shown that children and adolescents listen to an average of more than 2 hours of music per day (Parker-Pope). The message that young people receive from artists, both men and women, reinforces the fact that the sexualization of women is normal and accepted. For example, at number 3 on the September 2015 Billboard Top 100 is the male artist OMI with the song Cheerleader (“Music: Top 100”). The artist describes his perfect woman as someone who is submissive and knows her place. She's gorgeous and slim and does what he asks. A little further, in seventh position, is the artist Selena Gomez with the song Good for You (“Music: Top 100”). The female artist sings about wanting to look good for a man. She does this by putting on a dress that he