Same Message, Different Medium: Objectification in Music and Halloween Costumes

This episode's title refers to the way oversexualization shows up across very different cultural products, often carrying the same message to the same audience. Katie analyzes objectification in popular contemporary R&B/hip hop lyrics across gender lines, while Kailey compares the sexualization of women's and girls' Halloween costumes on Spirit Halloween's website. Together, their findings point to how these messages get normalized long before adolescents have the tools to recognize them.

Scrub to 1:10 to skip the introduction.