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Women’s images are exploited

Media portrayals influence women of all ages.The expectation of women in the 1950s was to cook, clean and have children. They have come a long way since then, but too many people are quick to assume that women are no longer oppressed in America. ||Illustration by Adrian Liwanag

As a young man, I have observed that our society shapes, objectifies and abuses women.

The fashion industry sets a specific image, which holds women to unrealistic standards that are often physically and emotionally unhealthy.

According to the UCLA Student Nutrition Action Committee, the average female model weighs 27 percent less than her recommended weight. Women are taught from a young age to take any means necessary to fit that image of a sexy set of skin and bones.  Our society cements the worth of a woman to her physical appearance, and this leads to eating disorders, such as bulimia and anorexia.

Sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll.  Pimps, cash and hoes.  The music industry objectifies women.  The mainstream hip-hop music scene often depicts women as subordinate and indispensable.  Some argue that women in the industry willingly degrade themselves by volunteering themselves as a sex prop, but in reality women subject themselves to this because society tells them that there are no other options.
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A lyric from “Wouldn’t Get Far” by Californian rapper, The Game says:  “F***ing them rap stars/You know who you are/Put your hands up ladies/You wouldn’t get far if you got your legs closed.”

After reading those arguments, many people may still regard the fashion and music industries as harmless, necessary components of our society, but few can ignore an obviously abusive nature of the adult film industry. I am not talking about young women flashing their breasts to a camera.  I am talking about mainstream pornography in the United States.  Women are drugged, beaten, raped and infected with diseases in the adult film industry. According to the Pink Cross Foundation, from 2007 to 2009, 44 porn performers died as a direct result from the industry.

Unfortunately, the digital age has allowed men to emotionally disconnect from the situation.  This means they can pleasure themselves, but still deny the reality of that woman’s suffering.

The situation:  Our society oppresses women; too many women accept it.  The oppression of women can only be changed through a collective effort.  Men need to grow up and fight for women, even when society ridicules them.  Women need to fight for themselves, even when society fights back.

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