Guys, stop sexualizing women in your mockups

#1

Post by alexkiwi » Wed, Nov 13, 2013, 7:37 PM UTC

Guys, stop sexualizing women in your mockups
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Re: Guys, stop sexualizing women in your mockups

#2

Post by 404error » Wed, Nov 13, 2013, 7:42 PM UTC

It doesn't look to me like any of the women in those examples were forced to pose a certain way.

It's a problem if you make it a problem.

Re: Guys, stop sexualizing women in your mockups

#3

Post by warmwaffles » Wed, Nov 13, 2013, 7:49 PM UTC

404error wrote: post #2

It doesn't look to me like any of the women in those examples were forced to pose a certain way. It's a problem if you make it a problem.

Yea, I like how you glossed over the shot of the woman in the bikini looking out to the ocean.

Re: Guys, stop sexualizing women in your mockups

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Post by fleitz » Wed, Nov 13, 2013, 7:50 PM UTC

warmwaffles wrote: post #3

404error wrote: post #2

It doesn't look to me like any of the women in those examples were forced to pose a certain way. It's a problem if you make it a problem.

Yea, I like how you glossed over the shot of the woman in the bikini looking out to the ocean.

Yeah, there's no way a woman would go out to the beach unless a man forced her to.

Re: Guys, stop sexualizing women in your mockups

#5

Post by ryanac » Wed, Nov 13, 2013, 7:51 PM UTC

I found The Hawkeye Initiative to be a pretty hilarious response to this issue (more geared towards representation in comics), not sure many people know about it. http://thehawkeyeinitiative.com/

Re: Guys, stop sexualizing women in your mockups

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Post by warmwaffles » Wed, Nov 13, 2013, 7:52 PM UTC

fleitz wrote: post #4

warmwaffles wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yea, I like how you glossed over the shot of the woman in the bikini looking out to the ocean.

Yeah, there's no way a woman would go out to the beach unless a man forced her to.

Why do you think they chose the shot of her from behind?

Re: Guys, stop sexualizing women in your mockups

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Post by ancarda » Wed, Nov 13, 2013, 7:52 PM UTC

Only the first photo really comes across as sexualized (Messages by Ramotion) -- I think a different photo should have been picked. The other two designs just have photos of pretty women smiling.

Also, the UIfaces service seems to be almost entirely pictures of men. Should we only have pictures of men in our mockups?

Re: Guys, stop sexualizing women in your mockups

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Nov 13, 2013, 7:54 PM UTC

warmwaffles wrote: post #6

fleitz wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, there's no way a woman would go out to the beach unless a man forced her to.

Why do you think they chose the shot of her from behind?

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Re: Guys, stop sexualizing women in your mockups

#9

Post by moocowduckquack » Wed, Nov 13, 2013, 7:59 PM UTC

I can’t stand this video. Watching toned men parade around with their junk sticking out makes me feel very uncomfortable.

Obviously the author is not a fan of men in glittery pants, but I suspect that the video may not make quite the point intended.

Re: Guys, stop sexualizing women in your mockups

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Post by corresation » Wed, Nov 13, 2013, 7:59 PM UTC

Sometimes people just want to climb up on their soap box. In this case apparently based upon one single example (although even that one is arguable if you live in a progressive society).

The others look like my Facebook feed. Are we to believe that smiling women = sexualized? That is simply ridiculous, and rather than seeing this post as a reasoned petition for equality, it seems to almost turn women into need-to-be-protected caricatures, and sounds remarkably like something you would expect to hear in Saudi Arabia.