Are We Empowered… or Just Being Sexualized Again?

In this episode, I break down the fine line between empowerment and objectification, and why it’s become almost impossible to tell the difference online. Using Billie Eilish and Angel Reese as examples, I talk about how women constantly navigate a system in which expressing confidence in their bodies can be empowering… but is also immediately filtered through the male gaze. We’re told to be free, bold, and unapologetic, but only in ways that are still palatable, profitable, and consumable. So, who is empowerment really for? And why does it feel like women can never win, no matter what choice they make? This episode is about the contradiction, the confusion, and the pressure to perform empowerment in a world that still objectifies women anyway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices