Word: sexualizes
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...future of specialty advisors in the Houses and freshmen dorms during their second meeting of the year yesterday. Specialty advisors—a term that refers to both House tutors and freshman proctors—serve as liaisons to students on a variety of issues such as race relations, sexual assault and sexual harassment, and public service. Much of the discussion surrounded the current state of the program in the upperclass Houses, which was characterized as ambiguous and inconsistent. While House Masters assign tutors to these roles, many do not receive training or are unclear as to their responsibilities. Suzy...
...aesthetic.After “Beau Travail,” Denis went on to make “Trouble Every Day,” perhaps her most provocative and controversial film. A spin-off of the vampire genre—where the cliché of sucking blood translates into extreme sexual situations and desire leads to destruction—the film boasts ten times more blood (and sex) than “Carrie.” Denis’s next film, “Friday Night,” documents a one-night stand. It’s 90 minutes...
...assistant professor at the Department of Law at Carleton University in Ontario, Canada, encouraged the assembled undergraduates, alumni, and graduate students to react to the characters and their portrayals. The intimate discussion, so to speak, centered around the various issues and factors surrounding the sex industry, including class, sexual orientation, race, and gender. They also addressed agency and power struggles experienced by the sex workers and their clients both in film and in reality. Some attendees, such as Rheeqrheeq A. Chainey ’11, a women, gender, and sexuality concentrator, were attracted to the subject matter because of their...
...found that 10 years after women get cosmetic breast implants, a disturbing trend emerges: they are nearly three times as likely to commit suicide as other women. With the even more intimate genital surgery, says Tiefer, the potential long-term consequences are troubling. "[Women] are projecting their anxiety about sexuality onto this one thing: 'If only I could get this fixed, then I would feel confident to be sexual,' " she says. "This is a complicated issue...
Even in the U.S., by promoting a narrow definition of what is normal, the surgeries may discourage women from grappling with a morass of cultural and personal forces shaping their body image and sexual identity. After all, one of the most common reasons women cite in seeking the surgery, some doctors say, is a negative comment from a disgruntled sexual partner. By contrast, women in steady relationships, according to a study published in the December 2008 issue of Current Sexual Health Reports, are far more likely than their single peers to feel comfortable with their natural appearance below the belt...