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Hi everyone! Just a quick note about the term “sexualizing” that a lot of people miss: the reason sexualization has a negative connotation is because in legal or academic terms... (1/6)
Sexualization refers to the perception of a person AT THE EXPENSE of their dignity or other personality traits and REPLACES the person’s worth or value by other measures... (2/6)
The term sexualization is used most often to refer to an unwilling or inappropriate object, usually an underage child or a person who cannot consent due physical or mental limitations and includes threats, thoughts, or implications of sexual violence. (3/6)
Sexualization is 
NOT the expression of sexual desire or sexual attraction, explicit or otherwise. (4/6)
NOT the expression of sexual desire or sexual attraction, explicit or otherwise. (4/6)
Feeling and expressing sexual desire or attraction is NORMAL and HEALTHY (if it’s free from violence and not applied to someone who is underage or unable to consent due to physical or mental limitations). (5/6)
Your discomfort with someone else expressing sexual desire is A PERSONAL PROBLEM that you should probably examine and NOT AN EXCUSE TO SHAME OR HARASS SOMEONE ELSE’S SEXUAL DESIRE. (6/6)
