In the process of removing sexual characteristics, appeal, or significance from something.
Present participle of 'desexualize,' indicating an ongoing action. Used in contemporary psychology, sociology, and cultural studies.
The debate about whether fashion magazines are desexualizing models (by diversifying body types) or merely shifting which bodies get sexualized shows how the word itself can mask complicated power dynamics.
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