what are some of the cons of sexualization of women in the media?

[Peaches Forever]

please no ignorant or misogynistic answers, i'm looking for something thorough and well-developed.
((what about no ignorant answers do you not understand? talking like an asshole does not make you any more of a man.))

[Danny Boy]

It creates unfair expectations of how women should look, like thin, beautiful etc.... Same thing goes for men too. Men are unfairly expected to have abs, muscles, be ripped, etc......

[~cinnamon~]

It projects the wrong image to youth. And glamorizes objectification so girls seek to receive the attention and boys idolize this mainstream image. Which sets a societal standard.

That's on the extreme down side where it applies.

There's perks too. Thinking anchorman right now. I would much rather look at Christina Applegate then Will Ferrell. Busty polished sexy business lady way better to listen to on world news.

[Arun]

Brainwashing and developing bad ideas and thoughts in the minds on uneducated young males.

[Mabe]

The biggest one is gaining fame and fortune over it, and they lose as soon as the buy into it. Contracts are bogus.

[U-235]

having to hear the regular complaints about women's sexualization in the media.

[Dorian]

a raging hard on that won't quit

[Matt]

Social pressure on women (and especially teen girls) to put out before they're mature enough to become sexually active. Body image issues--the expectation of showing a lot of skin combined with doctored media images results in women being ashamed of their bodies due to every little misperfection. Hostility to women who want to be anything other than a sex object. See the personal attacks on both Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin, two very different women, in 2008--the only thing they had in common was not knowing their place which in our casual-sex culture is on their backs.

[hollowdeer329]

The fact that most women portrayed in our media have bodies that are easily obtainable for most women, yet women still need to complain about it because they are too lazy to go for a jog and eat well.

And also the fact that men are portrayed with killer physiques that is extremely hard to obtain for most men, and yet nothing is said about this because everyone is too busy thinking of the feelings of women.