Objectification of Women

The cluster debates whether depictions of attractive women in ads, AI-generated images, and media campaigns constitute sexism, misogyny, or objectification, often highlighting perceived double standards between genders.

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AI IMO ycombinator.com TAUGHT FTFY google.com DeBeers FYI CHOOSE women men female gender image sexual objects sexism sexy sexist

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dylan604 Dec 26, 2021 View on HN

you could say that "sexy women" ads were designed by men.This isn't so much of a FTFY as much of just a different perspective of the same comment.

pstack Sep 9, 2013 View on HN

Both genders objectify each other on a regular basis. There isn't even anything wrong with that (unless objectifying each other is the whole of your entire concept and interaction with the other gender).The issue here is pretty clear cut. It wasn't appropriate for the setting in which it was presented. Nothing more. A stupid app, Cosmo magazine, pinup posters, physical attraction, and so on aren't really relevant and don't need to be inherently demonized.

qzx_pierri Jul 26, 2022 View on HN

You have to look at both sides. Women are also attracted to imagery of men where the entire focus is on their outward appearance, which is usually some exaggeration of some fantasy "ideal". Why no outrage articles about those depictions?

cdelsolar Nov 25, 2012 View on HN

So we're sexist and objectifying women by upvoting the article?

DamonHD Jan 16, 2026 View on HN

Inherently sexist/misogynist/objectivising the human female form?

likeclockwork May 3, 2017 View on HN

"because men need more ways to objectify women" .. But they're objectifying actual inanimate objects, not women.

xwkd Oct 31, 2022 View on HN

Is it misogynistic to revel in the female form?

jlebrech Dec 11, 2017 View on HN

women are sexier than men, so this is just anti-women.

labeling it as "for women" is wise, because that makes it acceptable. the media is fuming, stomping their feet and foaming at the mouth about generative AI being used by men for what little sexual gratification can be obtained from low quality slop LLMs and image generator produce.

mattigames May 6, 2020 View on HN

Ironically I think you are the one objectifying women by implying those devices are only for pleasuring women.