Feminist Theory

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There is also a theory that blames feminists for the sexual objectification of women.  This may seem like the most peculiar theory because obviously the objectification of women is the complete opposite of feminists’ beliefs. Nevertheless there is evidence that leads us to believe this is a possibility.  In an article titled “Feminism, Consumerism, & the Sexualization of Girls,” author Joseph D’Agostino addresses just this. He admits that “The politically correct view is that the sexualization of girls and feminism are opposing forces” but he continues to say that “but in fact they have gone hand-in hand” (D’Agostino). The article explains that “More than 30 years after feminism’s triumph, prepubescent girls can be seen regularly in public dressed in mini-skirts. Instead of seeking to emulate domestic-oriented women, presenting themselves as future virtuous wives and mothers, little girls seek to emulate Paris Hilton” (D’Agostino). We can thank the feminists for that, because “feminists have taught girls and women that chastity is oppressive, that they should liberate themselves. They have also taught that there are no natural limits to sexuality” (D’Agostino). This teaches boys that it is okay to objectify women. This proof is found here:

“If you constantly bombard boys with sexualized images of girls and the message ‘girls are the same as boys’ in countless different forms, the primal drive of male sexuality will lead them to prey on girls.  Since they’re told male and female psychology is the same, the girls must be just as eager to have sex as they are” (D’Agostino).

 

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Women, thanks to feminists, want to be attractive. That is nothing new.  Previous cultures however, associated domesticity with attractiveness in women, and today’s cultures associates sexy with attractiveness (Wolf). Teen girls today are concerned with looking “hot.”  “Whereas girls of earlier eras focused on improving their studies and becoming more well-mannered,” more recently, “girls most exclusively described changing their bodies and enhancing their physical appearance as the focus of their self improvement” (D’Agostino). Feminists should be blamed for this, while “the natural result of feminism plus consumerism [is] the sexual objectification of women” (D’Agostino).