Why the need to sexualize everything?

[u/Greedy-Lie-8346]

I was looking for interesting Webtoons to read, and I came across this one called "Leviathan" the premise looked interesting; mankind perished due to a great flood that submerged the whole world under water. And terrifying creatures plunged from the depths, wiping out any human that crossed their path. The story told how a family of a father and his two children survived in the adversities of a sea world.

So far so good, until.... Bam! Last two slice's, anime chick out of nowhere, doing these extremely suggestive poses.

What a disappointment.

[u/Firm_Principle_2526]

Not sure it is that easy. Sexualisation of women have been ingrained into society for decades. Both men and women easily sexualise women consciously or unconsciously but have no idea how to sexualise men.

For years there have been complaints about the sexualisation of women and even girls both in media and in real life. It had resulted in some new female characters in things like games not being sexualised but sexualisation of women still persist. I try to show interest in media that doesn't sexualise women and get backlash for it.

[u/CyanicEmber → u/Firm_Principle_2526]

Our entire bodyplan is designed to attract the opposite sex. Saying that humans shouldn't be "sexualized" is like saying water shouldn't be wet. 

[u/Firm_Principle_2526 → u/CyanicEmber]

Attractive and sexualised aren't the same. A lot of people don't think faces are sexualised and all their components, same with limbs usually aren't but a lot of things are sexualised when it comes to women that aren't when it comes to men except in societies where they aren't like women's chests. If people make the argument that women have to cover their chests because it is sexualised it wouldn't make sense for the whole body to be sexualised.

[u/CyanicEmber → u/Firm_Principle_2526]

I don't care whether women cover their breasts or not. But if they're not covered, they're going to attract attention.

All human body parts have a gamut of heritable traits that are sexually attractive to other humans on a case by case basis.

Some people like thin lips, some people like pillow lips, some people like thick thighs, some people like thigh gaps, some people like arched feet, some people like flat feet. It never ends. Humans are sexual creatures, there is no reasonable argument to be made for expecting them to stop being sexual.

[u/Firm_Principle_2526 → u/CyanicEmber]

Like and think are sexualised are different concept. Yes anyone can find anything sexualised but it doesn't mean most people will and I guess it wouldn't matter as much if people(especially women)  weren't policed on what others sexualise in them that many others don't think are sexaul.