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Laura L. sent me the above images. She says many of them came from feministing.com. Here’re some more:
This next set was found at Feministing (found here and here):
In case it’s not immediately apparent, in this table your wine bottle is sitting in the entrance to the vagina:
A female torso as ipod speakers (found here via Feministing):
NEW (Jan ’10)! Liscadifretta sent along a link to this clothes hanger:
For more great examples of not-so-theoretical objectification, click here, here, here, and here and don’t miss our posts on urinals, food, and boobs.
Should you wish, you can buy any number of Chromeo t-shirts showing women’s legs.
Gwen Sharp is an associate professor of sociology at Nevada State College. You can follow her on Twitter at @gwensharpnv.
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Wendy — March 5, 2008
I cannot comprehend how disturbing these are. Yikes!
Cecil — January 3, 2009
Why are they always in high heels?
Sociological Images » WHAT WE’VE BEEN UP TO BEHIND YOUR BACK (FEBRUARY 2009) — February 5, 2009
[...] Someone thought it’d be neat to fashion a female mannequin torso into an ipod stereo. We added a picture of the product to our post featuring furniture in the shape of female bodies. [...]
mike — February 27, 2009
quote;
"Cecil
Posted January 3, 2009 at 11:45 am | Permalink
Why are they always in high heels?"
Why not?
Woman As Product: Typing Objectification » Sociological Images — August 30, 2009
[...] in its most literal sense. Instead of making a product into the shape of a woman (see here and here), the woman is made into the [...]
Anonymous — February 5, 2010
Because heels (shoes, and feet in general) are (Freudian) fetish objects.
Linkurile săptămânii « Down the Rabbit Hole — February 14, 2010
[...] Corp de femeie = obiect decorativ [...]
Megan — April 5, 2011
Bypassing the rest of this post, I feel compelled to mention that the torso speakers actually have a Microsoft Zune plugged in, not an Apple iPod.
Diamondclaws — August 29, 2011
The chair is part of a pair, both male and female.
http://www.thefrankconnection.com/casamania-design-seats-him-her.html#
In a sea of objectified body parts, it seems unfair (to me) to ignore the one instance where the designer appeared to intend to celebrate the beauty of the human form
Noelle Golden — October 20, 2011
I am a woman and I think all of these are absolutely beautiful and amazing. The only question I have is how can I get some of these items myself. Is there a way to contact the makers of these unique pieces?
Emily — November 13, 2011
A Clockwork Orange, anyone?
Women seen as objects, rather than people. | Exploring Creative Advertising Processes — January 13, 2014
[…] Posted on January 13, 2014 by timkatoga1 This image shows how women are objectified by society in showing that they are comparable to objects and are not seen as human beings. This sink outlines what most people in society think as the most important part of a woman, her legs and her butt. Because of the way the legs are positioned, the sink says something about women and how society and the media thinks that they should be bending over for men for sexual favors, or even picking up and cleaning after them. It is ridiculous and demeaning how society views women. This image is ultimately saying that women are not even human and that they can be even better when separated into parts, and played with like a toy. Women are objects to society and they cannot be anything more. http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2008/03/04/products-shaped-like-female-bodies/ […]
When your identity is an insult | SCREAMING IN ALL CAPS — July 2, 2014
[…] the widespread objectification of women’s bodies, whether used as props in fashion spreads or as inspiration for furniture, urinals […]
Disingenuous or Self Aware? David Salle @ Dallas Contemporary | clementmemeberg — June 18, 2015
[…] painting reminded me of a post on the Sociological Images blog about disembodied women, and of this post on how to read objectification in media […]
Birchi — November 18, 2018
This is really embarrassing about the Women touching the matter about the non standing approach about the role and model of the Women figure you are exposing in this post.
Girish — November 28, 2019
I am a fussy guy and I think all of them are absolutely beautiful and amazing. The only question I have is how can I get some of these items myself. Is there any way to contact the makers of these unique pieces? Please inform if it is. Thanks.
Sophie — February 14, 2022
Is Noelle Golden above a fictional person?.sounds like one of Larry Grayson's sherry drinking friends in Nuneaton.lol
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