“Seductive Journalism” kills careers.
QUIT FIGHTING IT! Your cleavage invited me here. Now—let me see your breasts, Ms. sexy!
How does demanding that a male or female dress appropriately in professional environments objectify that individual’s body? It’s a notion that attenuates the value of common sense. Imagine if you turned on your television to watch the news and one out of three male journalists was dressed sexually provocatively. So much so that you could see the contours of the muscles that comprise his chest. Or perhaps you saw that his chest was flabby, and unsightly hairs were exposed. Whatever it might be—wouldn’t you think something was fundamentally wrong with so many men presenting themselves in that manner? In all respects, it would be a clear case of seductive journalism (Female Sample—Cassandra), and perhaps many women might find the behavior annoyingly distasteful.
In this article titled “cleavage is not offensive, but outrage about it certainly is,” the author Chitra Ramaswamy, endeavors to defend the idea that complaining about women’s cleavage objectifies the female body. Are you serious?!
Nice quote: “Trust begets respect, which is a journalist’s stock-in-trade.” ~ Rory Sweeney
This may also interest you: “Bettina Arndt on the Politics of Cleavage“
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