commodified

English

Adjective

commodified (not comparable)

1. Subjected to commodification.
   • 2013 October 7, Noah Berlatsky, “Of Course Miley Cyrus Is a Sham”, in The Atlantic‎^[1]:

     In this image for a Pepsi ad, for example, Beyoncé presents herself as multiple Beyoncé's—a reproducible product complete with ostentatiously fake blonde wig and mugging facial expressions. She's miming a commodified femininity, and comes across as if she's imitating a drag-queen imitating Beyoncé.

   • 2020 January 17, Robinson Meyer, “Why Twitter May Be Ruinous for the Left”, in The Atlantic‎^[2]:

     Second, it suggests an axiom so puritan that I hesitate to express it: On Twitter, ideas are so commodified that to say something is simultaneously to amplify it. You’re never “just saying” on Twitter. You’re always doing.

   • 2023 May 23, Gabrielle Bellot, “Chain-Gang All-Stars Is Gladiator Meets the American Prison System”, in The Atlantic‎^[3]:

     Instead, these clips are at best just more content in an endless stream and at worst, mere entertainment, with their creators standing to profit if they get enough views. In this way, violence becomes quotidian and commodified.

Derived terms

• hypercommodified
• noncommodified
• uncommodified

 

Translations

Translations

• German: kommodifiziert (de)

Verb

commodified

1. simple past and past participle of commodify

See also

• comodified