Hypersexualization [View all]

So someone on facebook shared a link with me about a massively misogynist song which is apparently played on the radio (shocking, I know) but anyway I was browsing the blog where the link was, and ran across this:

http://zaewen.wordpress.com/2011/12/01/when-is-it-sexist-a-chart-that-doesnt-get-it-quite-right/

which analyzes the perceived faults in a chart which depicts the differences in clothing given to male and female characters. The guy who drew the image had a great message, but in it, he demonstrated an example of objectification which most people probably don't even notice when they see it.

The last two characters, in one of the non-sexist examples, are shown with idealized physiques and skimpy clothing. However what is perhaps not immediately apparent is that the female character's physique is not just idealized, but physically impossible. If men were shown with these kinds of cartoonish and outlandish proportions it would look ridiculous (think Johnny Bravo)... but we don't see this kind of image of women as being ridiculous because it's so sadly familiar to us.

Just thought that was a very good point and something to be shared with anyone who labors under the delusion that men are just as objectified as women. Not that it's a contest, but reality matters.