sexploitation

American  

[sek-sploi-tey-shuhn] / ˌsɛk splɔɪˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the promotion of hypersexualized content in advertisements, magazines, films, etc., particularly the exploitation of women's bodies.

   Skimpy uniforms contribute to the sexploitation of female athletes.

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adjective

1. relating to or noting a subgenre of exploitation films characterized by explicit and gratuitous sex, often featuring sadism or sexual violence: sexploitation producers and directors.

   sexploitation cinema;

   sexploitation producers and directors.

sexploitation British  

/ ˌsɛksplɔɪˈteɪʃən /

noun

1. the commercial exploitation of sex in films and other media

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Etymology

Origin of sexploitation

First recorded in 1940–45; blend of sex and exploitation

Example Sentences

But then Drew Barrymore and McG came along with a take that knowingly winked at its own history of sexploitation while playing into a very 1990s “you go girl” concept.

From Washington Times

As for Epstein’s multitude of very wealthy, very high-profile friends on whom he had the sexploitation goods, did they buy off half the federal and New York legal-penal system?

From Washington Times

From the 1950s through the 1970s, small Hollywood studios such as American International Pictures made a killing churning out low-budget horror, science fiction, beach-party and sexploitation films.

From Washington Post

In his review for The Times, Michael Rechtshaffen wrote, “Using early ’70s-era sexploitation flicks as her aesthetic template, filmmaker Anna Biller transforms female objectification into empowerment with her slyly campy sophomore effort, ‘The Love Witch.’

From Los Angeles Times

Again using early ’70s-era sexploitation flicks as her aesthetic template, filmmaker Anna Biller transforms female objectification into empowerment with her slyly campy sophomore effort, “The Love Witch.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• erotica
• filth
• obscenity