These messages put an unrealistic standard on women's bodies, dehumanizing them to an object of visual pleasure,[1] and self-objectification occurs in response.
[5] These ideals cause people to put on an unrealistic lens, thinking that they should look and act like the women in the media are portrayed, perpetuating the cycle of self-objectification.
Fat talk, a term coined by Mimi Nichter,[6] refers to women making comments about their own weight, dieting, or justifications of one's eating or exercising habits.
[1] Women who engage in fat talk are more likely to struggle with body dissatisfaction, self-objectification, depression, anorexia, bulimia, and other eating disorders.
[1] Old talk refers to negative statements about wrinkles, skin tone, yellowing teeth, and other physical aspects of the natural aging process.
With the amount of over-sexualized media that children are exposed to, young girls start to identify themselves as a "prize" to be used and given away at an early age.