Berger’s central point in episode #2 Of Ways Of Seeing proves to be true even in today’s society. The idea that women have been taught from an early age to survey themselves continually is ever present in today’s media. Many times in television shows, there will be a scene where a woman is being slowly and closely filmed in order to show off her physical looks. The purpose is to glorify her looks in order to catch the viewers attention, usually meant for the male viewer which in turn feeds into the objectification of women. In other cases, women are shamed/harassed for being of different sexual preference or identity and are often put down for not being “straight”.  One example which aligns with berger’s ideas in episode #2 is the advertising business and how it objectifies women in hopes of higher sales. The point of ads is to sell a product, but what happens when you add a women into the mix? Often times you’ll get half naked images of women, and other times its sexually suggestive images of women. All the time, it’s something that in some way degrades and objectifies women and builds the idea in their head that they must also be that way. 

 The video above is an example of how women are objectified in contemporary advertisements. The clip that follows works to relate the idea of how girls are taught to be that way from a young age. 

This video is a compilation of t.v scenes in which women are sexually objectified for the male viewer. 

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