Archive: Sexuality
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Oct 20, 2010
5 CommentsSex Sells: Breast Cancer Awareness and the Commodification of Women
Breast Cancer Awareness Month is in full swing and the town is sufficiently painted pink. The exuberance expressed in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month far out weighs that of any other cancer supporting campaign. Sex sells, and breasts being the quintessential embodiment of male desire for the female body, must be saved (!). When...
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Jun 06, 2010
No CommentsReclaiming Medusa, Reclaiming Yourself
A common critique of women’s images in consumer cultures is that they teach young girls to be something other than what they truly are (whatever that may be): from Barbie to Beyoncé, from Carl’s Jr. ads to Twilight, critics declaim that the unrealistic expectations of sexual awareness, behavior, and confidence combined with a narrowly defined physical...