This is a serious question for the ladies -although men are welcome to answer too. But I especially want women's views: s "sexualization" -that is, becoming aware of and affirming one's sexual identity- the same as "objectification" -that is, feeling and presenting oneself as a potential object for others' desire and enjoyment?
I am always happy to discuss and debate.. but not sure this is the place? I've felt frowned upon before for giving long answers.. But yes, your understanding of sexualisation, as presented above is along the same lines as how I understand it to be meant.. Young girls, often before puberty being encouraged to look sexy and dress sexily and also encouraged to be sexual and pleasing to boys and men from an early age. Expectations and pressure playing a part along with allegedly, the media.
The two terms are linked, well supposedly.. but mean slightly different things and refer to sligthly different aspects.. Objectification is sorta a wider issue.. it still deals with the supposed encouragement of women, (and men but in a different way) to be sexual and to act sexual. However, it's also wider even than that. it's about media images and pressures that cause, supposedly, women to be seen as sexual objects.. providers of sexual entertainment.. so it covers images, adverts, clothing designs, loads of things... and it's not, specifically about younger women as the sexualisation tends to be.
I am sure i have missed things out and perhaps chosen the odd word badly but that's kinda sorta about it in my understanding..
DO i agree? well yes and no lol.. but I do believe, and it is shown that children are increasingly being encouraged to be sexual at an earlier age..things like girls as young as 8 worrying they are fat and won't be attractive to boys, and they do say porn has a part to play.. it's very very easy to get access to porn and that kinda gives the impression that that's how men and women should behave.. but doesn't show love, relationships and all the other things that matter.