Noun
sexualization (countable and uncountable, plural sexualizations)
The act or process of sexualizing.
Stopped as attribute of a person, sex inequality takes the form of gender; moving as a relation between people, it takes the form of sexuality. Gender emerges as the congealed form of the sexualization of inequaltiy between men and women. Catharine MacKinnon
Sexualization is imposed from the outside as opposed to sexuality, an understanding of the body's responses and desires and ability to communicate that, cultivated from within. Peggy Orenstein
Sexualization is the performance of sexuality, the performance of sexiness. Girls are super good at that now. Peggy Orenstein
What you notice first with the superhero women is their sexualization: pointed breasts, nipped waist, pert derrieries. Source: Internet
Pedophilia and sexualization are topics that should not be so trivialized that they can be accepted as comedic. Source: Internet
UPDATED: Netflix encourages viewers to see 'Cuties' — featuring disturbing scenes of sexualization of young children — because it's a 'social commentary against the sexualization of young children' Source: Internet