Objecting the Objectionable

“Objecting the Objectionable: Normative Obscenification of Gender and Sexuality in Digital Governance” investigates how Western digital governance contributes to defining female bodies as “obscene” through algorithmic and automated practices. The project introduces the concept of obscenification to describe the process by which digital technologies encode and reinforce cultural norms that have historically sought to control and censor nudity and sexuality—especially in relation to female bodies.

The project focuses on a critical analysis of how digital platforms and their algorithms handle content related to gender and sexuality, highlighting how these technologies can contribute to a distorted and limited representation of female and feminized bodies. Its goal is to expose and deconstruct the biases embedded in contemporary digital systems, fostering greater awareness.

Objecting the Objectionable aims to contribute to the broader debate on how digital technologies shape the perception and representation of gender and sexuality, offering analytical tools to understand and challenge the power structures operating through digital governance.