In this episode of The Office, Jan is being put on trial with work over a wrongful termination lawsuit. The company fired her for augmenting her boobs, according to her, and she is unhappy with their pattern of disrespect and inappropriate behavior towards this matter. This goes to show that even the company was sexualizing Jan for her breast enhancement. This goes hand in hand with gaze theory because it shows that people look at women differently based on their physical features. Michael also made that’s what she said jokes during the deposition when the lawyers asked him to “come again?” and when he was asked “were you under her the entire time.” This is bold objectification towards her. He also talks about domination, and how her breasts played a role in in her firing. Michael also makes a comment in his diary that comes out during the deposition that he had sex with his boss and doesn’t see it going anywhere, which dulls their relationship at the time to nothing more than mere sexual objectification by both parties.
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