Queen Latifah

The objectification of females is not a good thing! Not every rapper does this, but when the lyrics focus solely on the strip club, 'poppin' bottles' and how many girls they can 'tap,' it distorts what kids are learning. I think if there was more of a female presence in hip hop we could break up the monotony. It's all about balance.

American Musician

Finn Wittrock

Ryan Murphy, he basically tries to find something that's a pulse, a pressure point in our culture, and he grabs it, and he squeezes it. I think 'Freak Show' has a lot to do with the entertainment industry and the way we entertain ourselves: the objectification of people and the lengths we'll go for our own amusement.

American Actor

Molly Crabapple

Objectifying is kind of a funny thing. Art is objectification, all art, because you're taking someone and making them into an object. But people can also talk back more to you when you're sketching them. They can look at you and say, 'Oh man, you got me wrong.

American Artist

Henry Flynt

The whole drive of western culture, the part of it which is serious, is towards an extreme objectification. It's carried to the point where the human subject is treated almost as if it's dirt in the works of a watch.

Oona Chaplin

I have to go through auditions, and my surname has got me into rooms, but I'll never know if it gets me any jobs. There's a lot of sexism and objectification, and a lot of people put you down.

Spanish Actress

Yara Shahidi

One thing I've always been concerned about is the objectification of women in ads, and that's one thing where I was like, 'Well, if I become a part of advertising, I could change that.

American Actress

Toyin Odutola

For a while, I was nervous about portraying women because of the objectification that automatically comes with it, whether the artist intends or not.

Nigerian Artist

Lauren Mayberry

Is the casual objectification of women so commonplace that we should all just suck it up, roll over, and accept defeat? I hope not.

Scottish Musician

Susanne Langer

Art is the objectification of feeling, and the subjectification of nature.

American Philosopher

Herman Melville

American Novelist

Often suggests a lack of respect or value for someone's individuality or humanity.

Negative Connotation

Be aware that some cultures may view objectification more critically than others.

Cultural Sensitivity

It's often used in criticisms of media or conduct that devalues individuals.

Critique Awareness

Used to express how intangible ideas or emotions are captured in a tangible form.

Creativity Captured

Often used when discussing how artists manifest their inner world.

Artistic Expression

It refers to making the abstract qualities or values visible or tangible.

Abstract to Concrete

Used to describe how non-physical achievements are represented physically.

Tangible Achievements

Applies to how honor or respect is shown through medals or titles.

Honor Made Visible

Refers to turning abstract success into a form everyone can see.

Success Embodied

 "I am so sorry, professor. If I had known it was you, I would never have said those things." I wasn't a person to him until I was his professor. This concept, called objectification, is the foundation of sexism,

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Objectification