BBC Newsbeat normalising hyper-sexualisation of young women

[cheeseismydownfall]

Not sure if there is a thread about this already or not.

An article about the impact covid is having on the make-up industry, posted a few days ago:

www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-56215557

See the insta image of Polly Marchant, who says "Skincare has become the new make-up".

Another story, linked from the first, published on Feb 2nd about two female fashion entreprenuers:

www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-55773751

Am I old? Am I a prude? Or is this porn and pornification creeping into the mainstream media? And not just any MSM, but the BBC, a publicly-funded body whose mission is to provide "high-quality coverage", in a segment that specifically targets young people?

Is anyone questioning this? Is anyone even noticing?

Can you say what is it about the articles that worries you? In asking that, I am not contesting the idea that the BBC may be promoting sexualisation of young people. That wouldn't be something new to me. And it is well known they are very keen to attract audiences of young people.

I don't really get it.

Yes sexualisation / beauty standards etc are feminist issues.

But that article seems quite meh? Not sure why it's jumped out at you so some more thoughts would be good.

I didn't see it as focusing on young women? And while it's a feminist topic makeup is hardly a new thing. So I don't see it as sexualising women any more than in the past etc

This image, leading an article about female entrepreneurs, bothers me. This isn't what I want for our girls.

Maybe it is just me.

It's on Newsbeat, so the target audience starts at 16.

I'm just questioning the editorial process that led to the selection of that image to lead the article. Is it really not a problem?

@cheeseismydownfall

This image, leading an article about female entrepreneurs, bothers me. This isn't what I want for our girls.

Maybe it is just me.

I agree, Oh Polly isn't "a little bit extra ", it's a "little bit less"!

The image is just a picture of the dresses that they were selling?

Oh I looked at the second one. It said oh Polly was started by a bloke?

I mean tbh if you look at some pics of Marilyn m, Ursula Andress, Diana dors (off the top of my head) they wore some pretty skimpy stuff.

I grew up with Madonna... And remember Liz Hurley?

Also page 3, lads mags etc.

I will agree that the women look like they've had implants which is not great for young girls to see as standard etc.

The ads I hated when I got the tube were... I forget the brand. They were v sexualised though.

I get what you are saying OP I've noticed when looking for clothes for my young teens that the younger end of the market is very sexualised a lot of the models look similar to the images above.

Whereas the past 20 end of the market is less sexualised. I understand they are going to different demographics but it does make me uncomfortable when their core market is teens.

Unfortunately there's always been a fashion for the youth and at the moment it appears to be porn like whereas in my teens it was Kate Moss heroin chick neither are good subliminal messages for young women.

I would have imagined - or perhaps wished - that sort of exaggerated figure with puffed up cleavage and overtly sexy style of tight dress might have become passe by now, with young people. Things move on with the generations and we've seen so much of this flashy style for so long now, it's surely become boring and obvious, not to say naff.

There has been pretty significant sexualisation of women's look, especially young women's look, for quite some time.

Though I don't think that it's something that is a requirement, there are lots of girls who just aren't into that, and sometimes the ubiquity of it is exaggerated.

however, it's difficult to take a stand against it. If schools try and discourage it they are accused of sexualising young women.

@Abitofalark

I would have imagined - or perhaps wished - that sort of exaggerated figure with puffed up cleavage and overtly sexy style of tight dress might have become passe by now, with young people. Things move on with the generations and we've seen so much of this flashy style for so long now, it's surely become boring and obvious, not to say naff.

I agree. It's hardly new. Not particularly attractive but been around for decades. It's one particular style- try Googling "maxi dress" - there's plenty of other options.

In answer to the OP, just look at the side bar of The Paper that Supported the Blackshirts (DM or Daily Mail to some).