On AlterNet: objectification

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "objectification"

Hot Chicks in Bikinis: Seen as Less Than Human?

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. February 18, 2009.
Brain scans reveal that when some men are shown photos of scantily dressed women, the part of the brain reserved for objects is activated.

Virgin: 25 Years of Treating Women Like Meat

Cara, Feministe AlterNet: Video. February 12, 2009.
Alternate headline -- Virgin: 25 Years of Flying the Sexist Skies

PETA Ad Dubbed Too Sexy for Super Bowl

Isaac Fitzgerald, AlterNet. January 29, 2009.
The animal-rights group doesn't want people to eat meat, but they don't mind treating women like it.

Hot and Steamy Vegetables: PETA Ad Dubbed Too Sexy for Super Bowl

Isaac Fitzgerald, AlterNet AlterNet: Sex and Relationships. January 27, 2009.
Check out what all the fuss is about.

Is Stripping a Feminist Act?

Sarah Katherine Lewis, AlterNet. May 4, 2007.
If a woman chooses to objectify herself -- shedding her clothes to obtain power through money -- is she helping to eliminate gender inequality or simply degrading herself? A former adult entertainer shares her story.

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