Example Sentences

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What parents saw as self-objectification, daughters told Tanenbaum, was an attempt to assert control over their bodies and images.

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2025

Also, this film brings up something that I have noticed is a key point for a lot of people, which is: Is self-objectification empowering?

From Washington Post • Oct. 24, 2022

There is an eyebrow-pencil-thin line between self-care and self-objectification, even if the former is easier to sell.

From New York Times • Sep. 13, 2022

Studies regularly find that teen and preteen girls who use Facebook, for example, are less satisfied with their bodies and do more self-objectification.

From The Verge • Oct. 6, 2021

It was a play on power and self-objectification, in much the same way as Marina Abramović would later take to extremes.

From The Guardian • Jun. 18, 2012