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Sexy Selfie Nation
Standing Up for Yourself in Today's Toxic, Sexist Culture
- 313 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
Chances are that you are getting it all wrong.
In this eye-opening new work, slut-shaming expert Leora Tanenbaum explains that when we criticize young women for wearing body-revealing outfits and sharing sexy selfies, we are losing the plot.
The problem is not with the actions young women take but with the toxic, sexist conditions they are responding to.
Young people are sick of being held responsible for others' inability to keep their eyes off their bodies. They explain that most of the time, they aren't even trying to sexualize themselves-and, when they do, they are taking control over their bodily autonomy and standing up for themselves.
Tanenbaum demonstrates that "sexy" does not mean "inviting sex," and that when young women and nonbinary people embrace a sexualized aesthetic or post sexy pictures, they do so on their own terms.
In choosing to wear body-revealing clothing and posting sexy selfies, young people are taking a stand for themselves and against three pillars of nonconsensual sexualization that shape their daily lives:
Gendered dress codes, which allow teachers and administrators to scrutinize and comment on girls' bodies; Nonconsensual sharing of intimate images ("revenge porn" and "deepfakes"), which portray girls and women as sexual objects deserving of public humiliation; The aftermath of sexual harassment and assault, when victims are told-still today, even after #MeToo-that they were "asking for it."
There's nothing wrong with taking and sharing intimate pictures. There's nothing wrong with feeling good about one's body. Everyone should be able to stand up for themselves, experience a sense of bodily autonomy, and shape and share their image on their own terms.
If you like cultural criticism that supports women of all identities, then you'll love Sexy Selfie Nation.
In this eye-opening new work, slut-shaming expert Leora Tanenbaum explains that when we criticize young women for wearing body-revealing outfits and sharing sexy selfies, we are losing the plot.
The problem is not with the actions young women take but with the toxic, sexist conditions they are responding to.
Young people are sick of being held responsible for others' inability to keep their eyes off their bodies. They explain that most of the time, they aren't even trying to sexualize themselves-and, when they do, they are taking control over their bodily autonomy and standing up for themselves.
Tanenbaum demonstrates that "sexy" does not mean "inviting sex," and that when young women and nonbinary people embrace a sexualized aesthetic or post sexy pictures, they do so on their own terms.
In choosing to wear body-revealing clothing and posting sexy selfies, young people are taking a stand for themselves and against three pillars of nonconsensual sexualization that shape their daily lives:
Gendered dress codes, which allow teachers and administrators to scrutinize and comment on girls' bodies; Nonconsensual sharing of intimate images ("revenge porn" and "deepfakes"), which portray girls and women as sexual objects deserving of public humiliation; The aftermath of sexual harassment and assault, when victims are told-still today, even after #MeToo-that they were "asking for it."
There's nothing wrong with taking and sharing intimate pictures. There's nothing wrong with feeling good about one's body. Everyone should be able to stand up for themselves, experience a sense of bodily autonomy, and shape and share their image on their own terms.
If you like cultural criticism that supports women of all identities, then you'll love Sexy Selfie Nation.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Praise for Sexy Selfie Nation
- Praise for Leora Tanenbaum
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- Part I: Too Sexy for Your Shirt
- Chapter 1: The Paradox of the Subway Shirt
- Chapter 2: Why We Wear Revealing Clothes
- Chapter 3: You Should Have Seen the Flappers
- Part II: Everyone’s Eyes on Your Body
- Chapter 4: Growing Up with Gendered Dress Codes
- Chapter 5: Growing Up with Image-Based Sexual Abuse: Revenge Porn and Deepfakes
- Chapter 6: Growing Up Blamed for Sexual Harassment and Assault
- Part III: Girls and Women 14–21
- Chapter 7: Sexy Selfies
- Chapter 8: The Unsexy Side of Sexy Selfies
- Chapter 9: The Cost of Being Instafamous
- Part IV: Women 22–30
- Chapter 10: When Selling Your Sexy Selfies Is Healing
- Chapter 11: When Your Monetized Sexy Selfies Are Stolen
- Conclusion
- Appendix
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author