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Originally Posted by WCW Nitro
Is the way women are presented in society an issue that bears some responsibility as well? For example, on sports stations you can have older/fatter men as hosts or reporters, but most of the women have a certain look. Comic books sexualize the female characters to a ridiculous degree. and on and on. Obviously the men who do these things should get 100% of the blame, but I wonder if women are not being respected enough because quite often their looks are the focus for many industries which may be subconsciously affecting how society views them.
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Um, YES. Women's looks are a focus of society as a whole. Not just a few industries.
And as discussed a bit earlier in the thread, it's not always nefarious. So many adults focus first on young girl's appearance, and compliment them on it (cute shirt, nice hair, pretty shoes! Etc). Whereas we are more inclined to say things like "cool legos!" "Can I see your truck?" Or that type of conversation with boys.
It places the emphasis on appearance and importance thereof from a very young age.