SEXUALIZATION IS NOW "NORMALIZATION"?
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Episode 3: SEXUALIZATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA HAS
EVER BEEN POSITIVE? - Case study: Emma Watson
To partially satisfy the physiological needs of people in terms of
sex, at the beginning of the 19th century, the pornographic film
industry came into operation almost immediately since the
appearance of cinema. Over time, the development of information
technology and media has become an indispensable stepping stone
for the porn industry to spread and become popular. Human "needs"
are also exploited so that sexually-oriented social networking
platforms (similar to OnlyFans) sprout like mushrooms. However,
media like this rarely cause too much controversy about the
sexualization of the female body in particular and the human body
in general. Because their purpose is just to make money from
"satisfying the needs" of users. So for media that have the meaning
of entertainment, connection, and transmission of information such
as newspapers, movies, Facebook, youtube... how will the
sexualization of a woman's body cause controversy? Of course, this
will also have some positives! From the perspective of some
people, sexualization on social networks is an indirect job of
protecting the body and traditional image of women. Is this always
a good thought and in line with the constantly changing human
society? To discuss whether the issue of sexualization on social
networks is positive or not, we have observed, researched, and
decided to put our faith in the strong goddess image of the actress
and activist. British feminist - Emma Watson.
In a series of photos to promote the movie "Beauty and the Beast"
(2017) of Vanity Fair magazine, actress Emma Watson had a photo
that "left an impression" in an "open" outfit. violent". The outfit
barely covered Emma's upper body. Her curvaceous breasts were
mostly exposed. After this scandal, Emma received a lot of
criticism and mixed opinions. Almost everyone thought she was an
anti-feminist “hypocrisy” for agreeing to release this photo. Many
people criticized and expressed their disappointment towards
Emma. They said: She is going against what she has devoted to
feminism. This action of hers is to worsen the image of the woman,
making the image of the woman easy and provocative in the eyes of
the public. Thereby promoting sexual harassment and assault in
society. Another part thinks that Emma is promoting masculinity
through a photoshoot with the above outfit…
For a feminist like Emma, being criticized like this is like getting
into big trouble. In front of the "attack" of the online community on
her feminist activism, Emma responded to the media in an
interview with STAR TV that: "Feminism is about giving women
choice. Feminism is not a stick with which to beat another woman.
It's about freedom. It's about liberation. It's about equality. I really
don't know what my tits have to do with it. It's very confusing...
They were saying that I couldn't be a feminist... and have boobs "
This is considered a completely appropriate response that Emma
gives the public about the criticism they have raised between "round
1" and her feminist activism. Indeed, the chest is just an ordinary
body part, but sometimes people attribute it to many serious crimes,
such as only indecent people revealing their "breast", huh " round
1” is the cause of the increase in sexual harassment… For this
matter, is the online community overdoing it?
In fact, in New York in 1992, women were allowed to "let loose"
in public places. But due to the development of information
technology, more and more people are using their freedom of
speech to sexualize women's body parts and indirectly reject
"freedom" by social networking sites... Social media is something
that influences and influences a lot of people's ways of seeing the
world. Although there are always many opposing opinions, the
culture of using social networks of most users is still very poor. One
of the specific manifestations is the sexualization of a woman's
body, thereby freely criticizing and uncultured criticism of their
personality, lifestyle, and dress. For that reason, so far, the "loose"
or "cool" style of women has been looked at with timid, even
discriminatory eyes. Is sexualization on social networks a humane
act to protect the image of women or is it an act of showing
inequality and conservative and outdated concepts that bind modern
women in society? society today?
