As the keyword gaze has several different meanings behind the simple word, in this instance gaze refers to the lens through which the viewer observes the media from. For example, in many movies, the male gaze is placed into perspective to make the males feel they have a superiority complex that entitles them. However, this is far from the real truth. Often women are known to be the cooks and cleaners while the men work, putting a male gaze on the roles of life, and yet many males are better cooks than women and women are better at desk jobs than housework. Another example is on social media such as Instagram. Through posts, there is a gaze on the content put onto the app and distorts people’s realities. Like some influencers such as Kim Kardashian, as people edit and morph their bodies, an unrealistic gaze is cast upon these images and put unrealistic images into users’ heads. The keyword gaze can have both a negative and positive connotation, it just depends on who and what is it being used with.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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