Objectification: Is there really a 'perfect body'? 6 Minute English

Improve your English vocabulary and speaking with 6 Minute English! Impossibly attractive and implausibly perfect models in adverts and in movies and on TV you are much more likely to see naked or half-naked women than men. But there seems to be a trend to objectify men too. Is there any positive points to it or is it creating self-absorbed people?

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𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝟔 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬:
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𝐕𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲
𝐨𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - the noun for when we reduce a human being to an object, we don't think of them as a real person anymore

𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 - someone whose behaviour is a good example that others want to copy

𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 - aim to be, hope to achieve

𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 - an adjective for something that is bad for you, something that has a negative effect

𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐦 - the term for someone who is so obsessed with their own body and life that they don't care about anyone else

𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 (𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲) - someone embarrassed about their body losing confidence in themselves as a result

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