theaceandaroadvocacyproject:This is our last in a series of images about how amatonormativity and co
theaceandaroadvocacyproject:This is our last in a series of images about how amatonormativity and compulsory sexuality impact various aspects of our lives! Today we are talking about media, which we use broadly to refer to everything from the tabloids at the grocery store, to talk shows on tv, to fandom spaces, to mainstream marketing and advertising.[ID: Two images on a muted gold background, with black text and the TAAAP logo in the upper right corners. The first image shows a black silhouette of a television, and reads “Compulsory Sexuality in Media. Nudity and sexuality are used to promote or sell products in advertisements. Sexuality is seen as an important milestone in most coming-of-age stories as well as in most romantic storylines. Innuendo and sexual euphemisms are treated as a key part of comedy. “Asexual” is often used in television, movies, and books to mean “undesirable”. It is common and seen as acceptable to publicly sexualize characters and actors.” The second image depicts a black and white clapboard on the right, and reads “Amatonormativity in Media. Romantic movies, books, and television promote unhealthy amatonormative tropes, including: harassment and stalking is ok if it is in pursuit of romance, people’s lives are incomplete or empty without romance, romance can and should be the focus of even those who are not involved in the relationship. Media consumption and marketing often focuses on romance above all other aspects of a piece of media, sometimes even when romance does not exist in the work itself. People feel entitled to know or speculate about famous people or celebrities’ love lives.” End ID.] -- source link