As defined in the reading, “gaze is concerned with how gendered, eroticized, and controlled bodies become visible within media and other texts, and how individuals look at, identify with, and are constructed by visual representations.” Gaze is often seen through what we know as the “male gaze” which is portrayed in most forms of media. In most movies, especially those that are expected to be viewed be a mostly male audience, the leading female role tends to be one that is white, skinny, straight, and meets the typical beauty standards. These women will also be dressed in revealing outfits that show lots of their skin and body. This is extremely demoralizing for women and portrays them as objects instead of people who are capable of all that a man is. I feel that the portrayal of women through the male gaze was more of an issue when I was younger, as I have recently been seeing this issue improve. There are several different ways this has improved, one of them being that there are far more women of color in movies and TV shows who serve a greater purpose in the plot than to just look pretty. I have also noticed when online shopping that there are far more body types represented. Plus sized models are far more frequent than they were in the past which allows for women of all shapes and sizes to be represented.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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