This is the way in which men look at women. The male gaze also denies women human identity and are seen as objects. Normally the actresses in films and TV dramas never really have importance themselves, they are just there to make the men happy. Male gaze leads to hegemonic ideologies in our society- the idea of dominance in political and social contexts.
The female gaze:
The Female Gaze is a Gaze trope about the way a work is presented as from a female perspective or reflects female attitudes, either because of the creator's gender or because it is deliberately aimed at a female audience. There are arguments that there is no such thing and that it isn't equivalent to the male gaze.
Do i agree with these theories?
I agree with the idea of male gaze as a lot of women nowadays are objectified. Women have nearly always been viewed in this light and the situation has just increased as years have gone by. Taking Grease as an example...
Sandy looks quite worried as Danny has just tried to touch her suggesting she is 'easy'. He is also very sexual towards her and she is quite took back.
This photo is also from Grease which shows Putzie looking up the dresses of the girls. He is demonstrating the male gaze completely as he is seeing the women as objects and suggesting the women are 'irrelevant' in the film.
I also agree with the theory of the female gaze as most women see men as hope they want to be seen e.g. Strong, Muscular, Powerful and Wealthy. Because of this, the question of the female gaze's existence is questionable as it is more of a male gaze through a woman's perspective.
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