KS4 Lesson 2 :The media and sexualisation

Aim To explore the influence of the media, pornography and sexualisation of the high street on young people.

Learning Outcomes I can explain how someone’s sexual identity and body image could be negatively influenced by the media, advertising or pornography.

Ground Rules Give good attention by listening to the person speaking Respect other people’s rights to speak and express their opinions and challenge appropriately Be sensitive to other people’s feelings/comments and use agreed language Take care with sharing personal information / names Keep confidentiality - but remember the limits of adult confidentiality Right to pass

Key Words Sexualisation Body image Gender Sexuality Stereotyping Objectification Exploitation

Sexualisation of the High Street

1.Sexualisation of the High St What are the positives and negatives of having a high street with messages of such a sexualised nature? Is it just harmless fun ? Does it mean we are being ‘anti sex’ if we question it?

1.Sexualisation ‘Sexualisation is the imposition of adult sexuality on to children and young people before they are capable of dealing with it, mentally, emotionally or physically’ Home Office, Sexualisation Review, 2010

2. Children’s clothing What messages / impact might these (and other examples) have?

1.List a range of media and entertainment 2. Give examples of the sexual content of each 3. How might this lead to sexualisation?

Some examples: Type of media / entertainment Examples of sexual content How might this lead to sexualisation ? Music - videos / lyricsSexual content / style – dancing, nakedness!, sexual lyrics Young children copy and aspire to be pop stars then acting in sexual way Internet / Social Networking (S.N) Free, unrestricted, uncensored access to pornography. S.N profiles - sexual posing, web cams Pornography may distort views and expectations of sex if seen as source of sex education. Vulnerability of sexual posing on S.N. Mobile phonesSexual advertising / spam, ‘sexting’. Access to pornography Spam content may evoke curiosity. ‘Sexting’ could leave to blackmail Computer GamesCan show sexual violence and agression Gives viewer less empathy and more accepting of violence and aggression

What might enhance the impact of sexualisation / pornography How can we make sure we are aware of fantasy vs reality?

Dove campaign for real beauty What messages can we take from this video?

Dove campaign for real beauty

Task: Write a letter, , comic strip, film story board to their younger selves or a younger sibling / friend with advice on how to view the media around them and support them as they go through puberty / their teenage years. (This should contain positive body message about body shape, size and what is ‘normal’.)

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