Deductive and Non-deductive Arguments in the Article about Self-objectification - Essay Example

Download file to see previous pages We live in a new epoch that is typified by consensual objectification on the measurement of beauty and the appropriation of supposed beauty agencies for societal pleasure in the media images. Both males and females have been steeped in new consumer standards, shifted via cradle-to-grave marketing, and they have the propensity for commodifying themselves and others to a greater degree than preceding generations. Consumer standards such as the American obsession with celebrity beauty translate into acceptable objectification for both women and men. Arguably, this new American consumer culture has cultivated an astonishing trend that is motivating this movement of established objectification. Harris’ misguided supposition that reproducing beautiful children gives them an advantage in society is plain objectification of beauty. In American culture, women are progressively depicted as pure objects and the indirect issue, the patron, is characteristically male. And objectification of beauty in American popular culture has become a part of everyday lingo (Berger 34).

Harris’ projection that reproducing beautiful children will give them an advantage in society, will only amount to the objectification of girls and/or women. These girls/women as they grow up will ultimately compel them to embrace of their object standing and the broad misperception that is empowering. The occurrence of consensual objectification, the first characteristic of the new period of objectification will be more apparent in the American culture. And since beautiful people have more advantages in life because of people’s first impression of them: this in turn could end up sexualizing both beautiful women and women and the resultant negative effects. The steady barrage of popular culture's perceptions of celebrity beauty obsession that standardizes the objectification of beauty could drive many girls to imitate an objectified standing preceding even their sexual maturity.  ...Download file to see next pages Read More