The purpose of hypersexualization is to increase the gender power divide.

Resolution: Be It Resolved That: Hypersexualization in Western nations is socially constructed for the sole purpose of disempowering women while empowering men. Abstract: In Western nations such as Canada and the U.S., human rights are becoming more equitable for heterosexual men and women. However, there may be a misconception that progression in "human rights" increases "free will." Do men and women have free will in behaviours and attitudes involved in consensual sexual experiences? Forces of power shape discourses surrounding sexuality and human rights in a way that creates internalized oppression. "Internalized Oppression" directs sexual attitudes and behaviours. For example a women that begins to engage with multiple sexual partners may become more submissive to men, and develop a lower self-esteem (as a result of general societal attitudes; promiscuity decreases a women's worth). Though one may be legally allowed whether male or female to have various consensual sexual partners and experiences at specific ages, factors beyond free will direct men and women to certain behaviours and attitudes in relation to sexual experience. Definition of Terms: "Internalized Oppression" - The process by which an oppressed person comes to believe, accept, or live out the inaccurate stereotypes and misinformation about their group. "hypersexualize" - To make extremely sexual; to accentuate the sexuality of  [quotations ] "directs" - In this case the word directs will be used as causative in nature of attitudes and behaviours surrounding sexuality. "discourses" - conversations that take a clear side on issues that directly shape societal values, attitudes, and policies. Arguments: 1) Hypersexualization of women in the media (imagery and behaviour; Maxim, Cosmo, Jersey Shore, Britney Spears, etc.) lead women to feel that it is socially acceptable and encouraged to dress and behave in a hypersexual nature causing misinformation of the empowerment of women. Women falsely are led to believe that it empowers them through media messages, but it has the reverse effect. It results in stigmatization of sexualized women which disempowers women, while visual sexual stimulation becomes more accessible to men. This can be related to the past construction of a "hippie generation" and ideas of "free love" that eased the access of sex for men. The construction of hypersexualization does not benefit women. Women that adopt a hypersexual image for themselves in appearance and behaviour are more susceptible to sexual assault. Women may believe that they are empowered but the discourses surrounding hypersexualization of women stigmatize hypersexual women in society. 2) Societal discourses deem it legal yet socially "unacceptable" for women to be promiscuous, yet legal and socially "acceptable" for men to be promiscuous. The following are general attitudes held by Western society. A man is considered more of a man if he can get sleep with many women whereas women are considered slutty and frowned upon. Women discuss promiscuous women with a negative connotation and men discuss promiscuous men with a positive connotation. The most notable implication of these attitudes and beliefs is an increase in the gender power divide. 3) Due to the construction of "raunch culture," "hook-up culture," and "bar culture," men are not required to put as much thought or effort into winning the affections of women to engage in sexual intercourse. This in turn results women being undervalued by men due to ease of sexual access. The nature of women has also historically changed from being sexually outspoken and blunt to a general trend for women to be more sexually submissive to men evident in the aforementioned "sexual cultures." Boil down and central themes: The majority of power in society resides in men consequently empowering men while disempowering women - In media ex: "voyeurism", and many positions of power, men are still in the majority. They directly impact the social attitudes of men and women in what is considered socially acceptable and unacceptable behaviour. Though women and men are permitted to partake in a variety of sexual experiences prior to marriage by law, promiscuity (before marriage without commitment to a partner; hook-up culture) still holds strong socially unacceptable attitudes for women and socially acceptable attitudes for men. For males in regard to promiscuity the terms "bro"/"player" are connoted positively, whereas for women the terms "easy" or "slutty" are applied negatively. In turn women often feel worse about themselves, and men often better about themselves for promiscuous behaviour. As a result men are encouraged to continue this behaviour by men as an affirmation of their masculinity. Women continue this behavior due to media influences of highly sexualized women and discourses promoting a hook-up culture for men and women (more overt in university cultures). Women become misinformed in believing that being able to partake in sexual experience equal to men empowers them. Men continue to engage increasingly in promiscuous behaviour due to the availability of women willing to engage in sexual intercourse/experiences and it's social acceptability for men. This power struggle leads to men feeling empowered in the ease in the conquest of women sexually and women dis-empowered by the stigmatization of sexualized women. If you accept this resolution to debate, please respond in the following order: Round 1: Construction of Arguments Round 2: Refutation of Arguments Round 3: Reconstruction of arguments and boil down with conclusions