How male perception affects women

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To a certain extent, male gaze will have an impact on women, especially women from disadvantaged groups in society.

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Male gaze /ˌmeɪl ˈɡeɪz/ (noun): Male gaze

Define:

Male gaze is a heterosexual male viewpoint or perspective that objectifies or sexualizes women. These viewpoints are assumed to be embodied in audiences, art, or other visual media.

British feminist film theorist Laura Mulvey coined the term male gaze in her 1975 essay Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema . In this work, she explained how mainstream media treated women, depicting women's bodies through the lens of heterosexual men.

Male gze is used in many contexts, from movies to mass media. In every aspect, women are stereotyped as objects to be looked at, conquered, possessed and used by heterosexual men to achieve their goals.

To a certain extent, the male gaze will have an impact on women, especially women from disadvantaged groups in society. For example, black women have been portrayed as nymphomaniacs in the eyes of men. This has exacerbated the prejudice and racism against black people.

In addition, male gaze also has a profound impact on the mental health of women and girls. Nowadays, social media has become a means to popularize the male perspective, thereby strongly affecting women.

Research published in APA PsycNet in 2018 found increased rates of depression, anxiety, loneliness, low self-esteem, eating disorders, and more are linked to the objectification or sexualization of women.

Applications of male gaze in English:

- The album includes “Not My Responsibility” a short monologue that addresses toxic beauty standards, the male gaze, and the paparazzi.

Translation: The album includes a short monologue called “Not My Responsibility” which addresses toxic beauty standards, the male gaze, and the paparazzi.

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