Definition of pornification in English:
pornification
nounpɔːnɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)nˌpôrnəfiˈkāSHən
mass nounThe prevalence or normalization of sexual themes and explicit sexual imagery in popular or mainstream culture.
the growing pornification of our society
Example sentencesExamples
- A campaigner against the "pornification" of America through what she sees as the erosion of family values and patriotism, she is also a persistent critic of Hollywood and the United Nations.
- Now 45, her latest book focussed on what she calls the "pornification" of America and was a paean to conservative values in family life, education and patriotism.
- She describes this process as the "pornification of society".
- So we sit tight, and fret in secret about the pornification of the world.
- As advertising and popular culture have become more heavily sexualised (to the point where some scholars speak of the 'pornification' of culture more generally), the impact upon children has increased.
- Until we have proper regulation of the pornification of mainstream media, the group will keep organising protests.
- The author decries the sexual explicitness (what she calls "pornification") of popular culture and suggests ways that parents can protect their children from the suggestiveness of media images.
- "It's effectively pornification of children; some people have labelled it corporate paedophilia," he said.
- Her reluctance to see the connection between "girlification" and "pornification" seems understandable.
- And the pornification of that market means attractiveness of girls and women is now synonymous with sexiness, while sexiness is synonymous with performance rather than actual pleasure.
Derivatives
verbpornifying, pornifies, pornifiedˈpɔːnɪfʌɪˈpɔrnəˌfaɪ
[with object]usually as adjective pornifiedPervade with sexual themes and explicit sexual imagery.
an increasingly pornified culture
Example sentencesExamples
- pornified music videos
- Take the name of a movie, tv show, etc. and pornify it!