Guys, stop sexualizing women in your mockups

http://blog.wells.ee/guys-stop-sexualizing-women-in-your-mockups

by tnjm • 13 years ago

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mtam• 13 years ago

Gals, stop sexualizing men in your mockups

yeukhon• 13 years ago

I recommend Facebox or UIfaces for those times you need real-looking people in your mockups.

So am I now restricted not to use any woman in bikini? Or a woman wearing tan top? Are you saying by choosing a female in tan top is bad?

I don't see why we can't use those photos. I don't think people are sexualizing women. Sexualizing sounds like we are making a woman sexy. I am on Tumblr daily and I see a bunch of bloggers using sexy photos to attract followers so maybe we should stop doing that. I see instagram full of sexy photos and I guess we should stop doing that as well.

The iOS example seems off and I would agree with OP that that photo is questionable. the other two are fine. The second one doesn't really sexualize women. Just because the designer found a bunch of women avatars doesn't mean they are sexualizing women; maybe they haven't found a good looking guy avatar. Maybe those are friends of the designer.

The third app is also fine. To be fair, make a poll and ask how many women like seeing a beautiful woman picture than a man's picture.

briandear• 13 years ago

This article might have some truth somewhere, however Vogue magazine which is run by a woman does far more sexualizing that any Silicon Valley designer ever has. The funny thing is that it's typically only American women that try to turn this alleged 'sexualization' into an issue while in Europe this article would be laughed at. Not everything is a conspiracy against women. Would showing images of a handsome man be met with an equal response? Probably not. The hyper-vigilance against imagined 'serious' issues kind of borders on ridiculous. How about focusing on why there's a lack of female designers in the Valley? .. and it isn't because of bikini pics in a mockup.

nemof• 13 years ago

it's called internalising misogyny, women can behave in a way that reflects the misogynist, sexist culture they live within too. It's no more helpful to themselves than it is when men do it; but it s a great get out clause for people to just point and say 'not my problem'.

If you don't think this would be remarked about over the water in Europe (hello from the EU by the way), then you're not reading in the right places.

Sorry, but this kind of behaviour needs challenging. People will frequently not realise they're complicit. They aren't necessarily being malicious, but they are taking part. If it makes people uncomfortable that's tough, people are having some of their basic assumptions kicked out from under them, this is hard.

vishaldpatel• 13 years ago

I'm sorry you're uncomfortable with male nudity.

greenyoda• 13 years ago

Previous discussion: 2 days ago, 37 comments:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6727836

Guys, stop sexualizing women in your mockups

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