Meaning of pornification | Babel Free

Definitions

Conversion to the style or level of pornography.

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Examples

“Today's young women seem to be outdoing the male chauvinist pigs of yesteryear, applauding the "pornification" of other women […]”

“Perhaps the logical destination of this process of pornification is the increasing production of X-rated music videos, that is to say, explicit versions […]”

“Being pounded away at by sexual imagery – Miley Cyrus's crotch or tongue in my face, supposedly snigger-free TV where people have sex in a box, glossy imported dramas such as Masters of Sex, endless discussions about "pornification" and the badness of the internet – may be having the desired effect.”

“It may be hard to talk about fauxcest, facial abuse, or the strange sexualization of hamburgers in a Hardee's commercial, but phrases that silence critiques of pornography and pornification spring easily to the lips:[…]”

“The popularity of shows such as Love Island, where people are there to show off their bodies as a way of attracting a partner, again ties to that pornification of style.”

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