#sexualization — Public Fediverse posts

How #Epstein’s biggest financial client shaped #millennial teen culture

#VictoriasSecret and #AbercrombieAndFitch taught a generation of young people what was desirable.

by Constance Grady, Mar 12, 2026

Excerpt: "It appears that Epstein wasn’t the only bad actor surrounding Wexner. #EdRazek, former chief marketing officer at #LBrands and a close friend of Wexner’s, has been accused of nonconsensually groping Victoria’s Secret models and blackballing those who refused his advances. #MikeJeffries, the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, is awaiting trial on #SexTrafficking and prostitution charges, having allegedly targeted young men who modeled for #Abercrombie, worked as the stores’ infamous shirtless greeters, or aspired to do any of the above. Bruce Weber, a photographer who shot many of Abercrombie’s famously edgy ads, has been accused of sexually exploiting male models."

Read more:
https://www.vox.com/culture/482207/les-wexner-jeffrey-epstein-victorias-secret-abercrombie-fitch

#EpsteinFiles #USPol #LesWexner #Exploitation #Sexualization #SexObjects #NoConsent #SleezyMarketing #Grooming

How #Epstein’s biggest financial client shaped #millennial teen culture

#VictoriasSecret and #AbercrombieAndFitch taught a generation of young people what was desirable.

by Constance Grady, Mar 12, 2026

Excerpt: "It appears that Epstein wasn’t the only bad actor surrounding Wexner. #EdRazek, former chief marketing officer at #LBrands and a close friend of Wexner’s, has been accused of nonconsensually groping Victoria’s Secret models and blackballing those who refused his advances. #MikeJeffries, the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, is awaiting trial on #SexTrafficking and prostitution charges, having allegedly targeted young men who modeled for #Abercrombie, worked as the stores’ infamous shirtless greeters, or aspired to do any of the above. Bruce Weber, a photographer who shot many of Abercrombie’s famously edgy ads, has been accused of sexually exploiting male models."

Read more:
https://www.vox.com/culture/482207/les-wexner-jeffrey-epstein-victorias-secret-abercrombie-fitch

#EpsteinFiles #USPol #LesWexner #Exploitation #Sexualization #SexObjects #NoConsent #SleezyMarketing #Grooming

How #Epstein’s biggest financial client shaped #millennial teen culture

#VictoriasSecret and #AbercrombieAndFitch taught a generation of young people what was desirable.

by Constance Grady, Mar 12, 2026

Excerpt: "It appears that Epstein wasn’t the only bad actor surrounding Wexner. #EdRazek, former chief marketing officer at #LBrands and a close friend of Wexner’s, has been accused of nonconsensually groping Victoria’s Secret models and blackballing those who refused his advances. #MikeJeffries, the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, is awaiting trial on #SexTrafficking and prostitution charges, having allegedly targeted young men who modeled for #Abercrombie, worked as the stores’ infamous shirtless greeters, or aspired to do any of the above. Bruce Weber, a photographer who shot many of Abercrombie’s famously edgy ads, has been accused of sexually exploiting male models."

Read more:
https://www.vox.com/culture/482207/les-wexner-jeffrey-epstein-victorias-secret-abercrombie-fitch

#EpsteinFiles #USPol #LesWexner #Exploitation #Sexualization #SexObjects #NoConsent #SleezyMarketing #Grooming

How #Epstein’s biggest financial client shaped #millennial teen culture

#VictoriasSecret and #AbercrombieAndFitch taught a generation of young people what was desirable.

by Constance Grady, Mar 12, 2026

Excerpt: "It appears that Epstein wasn’t the only bad actor surrounding Wexner. #EdRazek, former chief marketing officer at #LBrands and a close friend of Wexner’s, has been accused of nonconsensually groping Victoria’s Secret models and blackballing those who refused his advances. #MikeJeffries, the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, is awaiting trial on #SexTrafficking and prostitution charges, having allegedly targeted young men who modeled for #Abercrombie, worked as the stores’ infamous shirtless greeters, or aspired to do any of the above. Bruce Weber, a photographer who shot many of Abercrombie’s famously edgy ads, has been accused of sexually exploiting male models."

Read more:
https://www.vox.com/culture/482207/les-wexner-jeffrey-epstein-victorias-secret-abercrombie-fitch

#EpsteinFiles #USPol #LesWexner #Exploitation #Sexualization #SexObjects #NoConsent #SleezyMarketing #Grooming

How #Epstein’s biggest financial client shaped #millennial teen culture

#VictoriasSecret and #AbercrombieAndFitch taught a generation of young people what was desirable.

by Constance Grady, Mar 12, 2026

Excerpt: "It appears that Epstein wasn’t the only bad actor surrounding Wexner. #EdRazek, former chief marketing officer at #LBrands and a close friend of Wexner’s, has been accused of nonconsensually groping Victoria’s Secret models and blackballing those who refused his advances. #MikeJeffries, the former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, is awaiting trial on #SexTrafficking and prostitution charges, having allegedly targeted young men who modeled for #Abercrombie, worked as the stores’ infamous shirtless greeters, or aspired to do any of the above. Bruce Weber, a photographer who shot many of Abercrombie’s famously edgy ads, has been accused of sexually exploiting male models."

Read more:
https://www.vox.com/culture/482207/les-wexner-jeffrey-epstein-victorias-secret-abercrombie-fitch

#EpsteinFiles #USPol #LesWexner #Exploitation #Sexualization #SexObjects #NoConsent #SleezyMarketing #Grooming

There has been a huge shift in the way we talk about, and probably think about sex.

We should consider the ramifications of this change. We should consciously decide if the new way of thinking is better or worse.

#sex #sexual #sexualize #sexualization

https://youtu.be/r7_TnfDlJVU

#StopTheHysteria #RespectYoungAdults

When this show aired in the 80s we said this woman was sexy.

Today we say she's "sexualized"

The meaning is the same, except that now it's a weird immoral thing that has been done to her, not a beautiful natural trait.

#StopTheHysteria #Sexualization

New research on female video game characters uncovers a surprising twist https://www.psypost.org/new-research-on-female-video-game-characters-uncovers-a-surprising-twist/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #VideoGames #FemaleCharacters #Research #Sexualization #GenderRepresentation

When this show aired in the 80s we said this woman was sexy.

Today she is sexualized.

That means she's sexy, but somebody should be ashamed.

#Puritan #PuritanRevival #SexPhobia #SexNegative #SexualRevolution #Sexualization #Prude #Purity #NeoPuritan #Victorian

Half the world screams "Young women wearing mini-skirts to school are *sexualizing* themselves!!!"

The other half shouts "Anyone telling young women to cover their thighs in public is *sexualizing* them!!!"

So nobody knows what sexualize means but everybody feel pretty damn sure it's a terrible thing that needs to be stopped immediately.

#SexPhobic #Puritan #Bullshit #Sexualization #Sexualise

“It is illegal for women to go topless in most cities. Yet you can buy a magazine of a woman without her top on at any 7–11 store. So, you can sell breasts, but you can’t wear breasts, in America.” —Violet Rose

#Feminism #Women #Sexualization #Objectification #GenderEquality #Sexism

My #Eyes Are Up Here: On the #Hypersexualization of #Women and #Girls.

My journey through #womanhood #initiated with the early #budding of my #breasts. After less than a decade of #childhood – despite fierce #denial – my baby chest was covered with my first #training #bra. I was exposed to how the changing of my #body reflected how I #interacted with #boys.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Education #Misogyny #Sexualization

https://www.hercampus.com/school/cu-boulder/my-eyes-are-up-here-on-the-hypersexualization-of-women-and-girls/

My #Eyes Are Up Here: On the #Hypersexualization of #Women and #Girls.

My journey through #womanhood #initiated with the early #budding of my #breasts. After less than a decade of #childhood – despite fierce #denial – my baby chest was covered with my first #training #bra. I was exposed to how the changing of my #body reflected how I #interacted with #boys.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Education #Misogyny #Sexualization

https://www.hercampus.com/school/cu-boulder/my-eyes-are-up-here-on-the-hypersexualization-of-women-and-girls/

My #Eyes Are Up Here: On the #Hypersexualization of #Women and #Girls.

My journey through #womanhood #initiated with the early #budding of my #breasts. After less than a decade of #childhood – despite fierce #denial – my baby chest was covered with my first #training #bra. I was exposed to how the changing of my #body reflected how I #interacted with #boys.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Education #Misogyny #Sexualization

https://www.hercampus.com/school/cu-boulder/my-eyes-are-up-here-on-the-hypersexualization-of-women-and-girls/

My #Eyes Are Up Here: On the #Hypersexualization of #Women and #Girls.

My journey through #womanhood #initiated with the early #budding of my #breasts. After less than a decade of #childhood – despite fierce #denial – my baby chest was covered with my first #training #bra. I was exposed to how the changing of my #body reflected how I #interacted with #boys.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Education #Misogyny #Sexualization

https://www.hercampus.com/school/cu-boulder/my-eyes-are-up-here-on-the-hypersexualization-of-women-and-girls/

My #Eyes Are Up Here: On the #Hypersexualization of #Women and #Girls.

My journey through #womanhood #initiated with the early #budding of my #breasts. After less than a decade of #childhood – despite fierce #denial – my baby chest was covered with my first #training #bra. I was exposed to how the changing of my #body reflected how I #interacted with #boys.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Education #Misogyny #Sexualization

https://www.hercampus.com/school/cu-boulder/my-eyes-are-up-here-on-the-hypersexualization-of-women-and-girls/

These #homophobic #bigots are truly sick individuals. The shit they apparently fantasize about mirrors the false accusations they make about the #LGBTQ community. It's not normal or healthy for adults to spend their days hyperfocused on bizarre #child #sexualization fantasies while pretending to be champions for child safety. It is the worst sort of #projection, and a strong indicator that they are the ones who #children need to be protected from.

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/09/bonkers-gop-aide-bawls-as-she-claims-lgbtq-people-are-training-children-on-buttplugs/

#BiEnough, By #Myself.

#Sapphics have long experienced the #pressures of #sexualization, even in their own communities. #Bisexuals have been called “fence sitters,” viewed as “failed #lesbians” or “#experiments,” #ostracized by both #straight and #queer #people alike.

#Women #Bisexuals #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #SexualOrientation #Sexuality #Intimacy #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Biphobia

https://taggmagazine.com/bi-enough/

#BiEnough, By #Myself.

#Sapphics have long experienced the #pressures of #sexualization, even in their own communities. #Bisexuals have been called “fence sitters,” viewed as “failed #lesbians” or “#experiments,” #ostracized by both #straight and #queer #people alike.

#Women #Bisexuals #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #SexualOrientation #Sexuality #Intimacy #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Biphobia

https://taggmagazine.com/bi-enough/

#BiEnough, By #Myself.

#Sapphics have long experienced the #pressures of #sexualization, even in their own communities. #Bisexuals have been called “fence sitters,” viewed as “failed #lesbians” or “#experiments,” #ostracized by both #straight and #queer #people alike.

#Women #Bisexuals #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #SexualOrientation #Sexuality #Intimacy #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Biphobia

https://taggmagazine.com/bi-enough/

#BiEnough, By #Myself.

#Sapphics have long experienced the #pressures of #sexualization, even in their own communities. #Bisexuals have been called “fence sitters,” viewed as “failed #lesbians” or “#experiments,” #ostracized by both #straight and #queer #people alike.

#Women #Bisexuals #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #SexualOrientation #Sexuality #Intimacy #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Biphobia

https://taggmagazine.com/bi-enough/

#BiEnough, By #Myself.

#Sapphics have long experienced the #pressures of #sexualization, even in their own communities. #Bisexuals have been called “fence sitters,” viewed as “failed #lesbians” or “#experiments,” #ostracized by both #straight and #queer #people alike.

#Women #Bisexuals #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #SexualOrientation #Sexuality #Intimacy #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Biphobia

https://taggmagazine.com/bi-enough/

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#BLABBERMOUTH
LZZY HALE On Using Sexuality To Promote HALESTORM: 'We Were Absolutely Sexualized Through The Years'

https://blabbermouth.net/news/lzzy-hale-on-using-sexuality-to-promote-halestorm-we-were-absolutely-sexualized-through-the-years

#LzzyHale
#Halestorm
#SexualityinMusic
#Sexualization
#GenderEquality
#FemaleMusicians
#Empowerment
#MusicMarketing

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Predatory marketing for circumcision

The Ethics of Stigma in Medical Male Circumcision Initiatives Involving Adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34239604/

Encourages gender essentialism, hyper masculinity, and genital mutilation.

#SexEd #SexMed #Urology #Mastodongs #Stigma #Sexualization

...from Xtra: “Sexed Up: How Society Sexualizes Us, and How We Can Fight Back gives every bit of [Julia’s] usual rigor as it interrogates the ways that people who hold stigmatized identities are desexualized, hypersexualized, sex-shamed or sex-policed”...
https://xtramagazine.com/uncategorized/julia-serano-drag-queen-story-hour-222950

#sex #gender #sexuality #sexualization #trans #transgender #bisexual #LGBTQ #queer #feminism #genderstudies

...Liber: a Feminist Review on #SexedUp: “A feminist argument about sexism and patriarchy from a fully trans- & queer-inclusive point of view...When Serano introduces a concept...I expect the idea to pervade and permeate feminist thought”...
https://www.liberreview.com/issue-1-2-the-forest-and-the-trees

#sex #gender #sexuality #sexualization #trans #transgender #bisexual #LGBTQ #queer #feminism #genderstudies

...from Refinery29: "part of what I love about Julia’s work is how generous and accessible her writing is. She doesn’t just tell you terms & what they mean, she plots them out in such a way that they click into place in your head without you even noticing"...
https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/julia-serano-interview-sexed-up-review

#sex #gender #sexuality #sexualization #trans #transgender #bisexual #LGBTQ #queer #feminism #genderstudies

...here's another review/interview from NBC News: “‘Sexed Up’ doesn’t just identify a common problem; it identifies a common ground for solidarity and resistance”...
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/matt-gaetz-republican-pundits-weaponize-sex-sexualization-women-rcna29300

#sex #gender #sexuality #sexualization #trans #transgender #bisexual #LGBTQ #queer #feminism #genderstudies

...and Lit Hub published this EXCERPT from #SexedUp on male socialization, feminizing slurs, enforced ignorance, and why so many men develop "mystified" attitudes toward women...
https://lithub.com/julia-serano-on-the-ramifications-of-sissy-shaming-for-kids-of-all-genders/

#sex #gender #sexuality #sexualization #trans #transgender #bisexual #LGBTQ #queer #feminism #genderstudies

...The Guardian US published this EXCERPT from #SexedUp (from Chapter 3, "Unwanted Attention"), which provides a slightly different take on street harassment: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/16/street-harassment-women-public...
#sex #gender #sexuality #sexualization #trans #bisexual #LGBTQ #queer #feminism #genderstudies

...or if you prefer podcasts, Emily St. James interviewed me about #SexedUp for Vox Conversations (now called The Gray Area) in an episode entitled "How society sexualizes us" (available on all major podcast platforms)...
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-society-sexualizes-us/id1081584611?i=1000580295957

#sex #gender #sexuality #sexualization #trans #bisexual #LGBTQ #queer #feminism #genderstudies

from Advocate: "Serano aims to destigmatize sex, putting forth a vision for how we can live ethically sexual lives without reducing people to stereotypes or singular aspects of their identities" (includes a lengthy INTERVIEW with me)...
https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/2022/7/13/author-julia-serano-separates-sex-stigma-sexed

#sex #gender #sexuality #sexualization #trans #bisexual #LGBTQ #queer #feminism #genderstudies

from Library Journal: “An engaging and thoughtful addition for any library’s popular human sexuality collection”
https://www.libraryjournal.com/review/sexed-up-how-society-sexualizes-us-and-how-we-can-fight-back-1788577

from Publishers Weekly: “Serano succeeds in explicating a wide range of complex ideas about gender, sexuality... and offers incisive new frameworks for reckoning with some of the most discussed issues in contemporary feminism and queer culture.”
https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-5416-7480-6

#sex #gender #sexuality #sexualization #trans #LGBTQ #queer #feminism #genderstudies

...you can also check out this chapter-by-chapter preview of #SexedUp, which provides a summary of the book and the many sex & sexuality-related topics it covers (no-paywall link)...
https://juliaserano.medium.com/sexed-up-a-chapter-by-chapter-preview-of-my-new-book-1c7f760602b9
#sex #gender #sexuality #sexualization #trans #bisexual #LGBTQ #queer #feminism #genderstudies

The Femboy Question

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfXEF6Rv61w

#femboy #fetishization #sexualization