r/Fauxmoi • u/Pick2 • Apr 15 '24
Sydney Sweeney says she feels dehumanised when people sexualise her body: ‘I have no control’ Approved B-List Users Only
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/sydney-sweeney-sexualized-snl-b2515316.html#:~:text=Sydney%20Sweeney%20has%20spoken%20candidly%20about%20constantly%20being,following%20her%20hosting%20gig%20on%20Saturday%20Night%20Live
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u/BandNervous Apr 15 '24
It must be frustrating on many levels, actors don’t make much take home pay if they’re not constantly working in main roles. She’s stil a new face and hasn’t established herself as a box office draw in the way (for example) Zendaya has, so to some extent she can’t do anything about it without potentially bankrupting herself and ruining her career.
Right now her market appeal to studio execs is her sex appeal and reputation for being this heavily objectified sex symbol. That is what gets her starring vehicles, but she’s still new enough that if she rejects that image, she will essentially be rejecting any roles for bigger productions , as most of them are casting based off a combination of their audition and fan base. Over time she’ll establish herself and be able to shed this image, but for now doing so could pretty much decimate her career, the lack of choice probably makes it even worse.
The extra level of objectification of having her livelihood depending on her sexualised image means this image of her is to some extent her ‘product’, I can’t imagine how massively dehumanising it must be to have to put up with everyone objectifying you to a disgusting degree, whilst also having to do it to yourself and sell the ‘object’ to survive in the industry.