Objectification of Women Today

Former military officer, Paula Broadwell, claims that women in our society are objectified. Today, women aren't seen as people or as equals, rather they are recognized for their bodies which are often sexualized, shamed, and ridiculed.

Broadwell speaks on this recurrent topic in regards to a recent incident that occurred. In recent events, the Marine Corps had an incident where nude photos of female military officers are taken of them without their consent and have been posted online for everyone to see. After the incident, the top commander of the Marine Corps, Robert Neller spoke on the issue tepidly, he addressed this situation as being a “subculture” of the Marine Corps. By addressing it in this way, he normalizes the violation. He must know it happens often enough for it to be a subculture, so why is it still happening? Why hasn't the situation been taken care of?

Too often in contemporary society, women's bodies are objectified. For example, strip clubs use them for entertainment and they're often plastered on billboards to advertise products and even food. Their bodies are being utilized to draw attention and make money in the same way that bright lights and eccentric colors are used to capture the eye of the public. This objectification highly contributes to the sexualization of the female body. This is why females are afraid to show too much of their body, they live in the fear that their own bodies will be subject to shaming and objectification.

You'd think that by now females would be seen as complete and utter equals to the male. Sadly, we find the objectification of females very popular in today's society, even in the first-world countries of the world. So what does this mean for the females in the countries that aren't as advanced and developed? It's very scary to think about. It's 2017 and women shouldn't feel objectified anymore, they should feel as human as a man does.