objectify

Example Sentences

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The "objectifying" language is evidence of a need for better education around misogyny and violence against women, Villanueva said.

From BBC

“So it’s not like she was objectifying you. She was actually looking to express something from within you and make sure that you’re so seated in your body that the collision can create something new.”

From Los Angeles Times

What’s key to remember is that this new wave of hype surrounding East Asian media is less keen on whitewashing or objectifying than it may have been during previous eras.

From Salon

“I never felt objectified or stupid,” Bowen said of that scene.

From Los Angeles Times

The book challenges our default tendency to objectify the natural world—even as we grant legal personhood to corporations and intellectual property.

From Salon