objectify

There was Serena Williams, whose dominance in the historically white sport of tennis rendered her athletic build fundamentally suspect, subjecting her to an objectifying scrutiny and racist caricature reminiscent of “Hottentot Venus” Sarah Baartman’s.

Globally, beauty pageants have been criticised for objectifying women and reinforcing gender stereotypes.

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.

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

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