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objectification

[uhb-jek-tuh-fi-key-shuhn] / əbˌdʒɛk tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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Though their obsessions with moisturizers and eyebrow grooming seem pretty girlie to someone of my generation, looksmaxxing is rooted in objectification.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

"I was 17. I was in a moment of discovery. As women, it's such unfair objectification."

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

In the tome of essays, author and educator Patricia Pisters discusses Madonna’s ability to transcend the traditional objectification and victimization that famous women are usually subject to.

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2025

“We also prohibit content promoting exploitation, nonconsent, objectification, sexualization or harm to minors, and obscene behaviors,” X said.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024

We shall return later to the consideration of these grades of visibility which belong to the objectification of the will, to the reflection of its nature.

From The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Schopenhauer, Arthur