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Well. The male gaze is a really prevalent and harmful thing in animation/cartoons/comics.
The male gaze designs female characters purely in relation to sex with a man. These characters have no defining qualities beyond being a love interest.
The male gaze designs female characters purely in relation to sex with a man. These characters have no defining qualities beyond being a love interest.
There& #39;s nothing really wrong with drawing sexualized women. But it becomes a problem when the female characters are treated VERY differently than their male counterparts. Male characters are given goals and personalities, while female characters are given sexualized anatomy.
Note: Male characters are not given hair, eye lashes, eye shadow, or human anatomy. Why are we giving this lizard character....chest lumps? Why isn& #39;t the male lizard given nipples or even a bulge? Technically, it& #39;s the same as giving a lizard boobs. Oh, bc that would be bizarre.
But men DO have this anatomy. It& #39;s not included. Why is the female anatomy included, then?
The male gaze becomes an issue when it& #39;s the most prevalent depiction that exists of women. Additionally, there& #39;s something to be said about men profiting off of women& #39;s sexuality, when
The male gaze becomes an issue when it& #39;s the most prevalent depiction that exists of women. Additionally, there& #39;s something to be said about men profiting off of women& #39;s sexuality, when
women are often put in danger for even having sexualities.
Idk. I love super cheesecake drawings of women. I& #39;m attracted to women. I love women. But the male gaze IS a problem, esp when male characters are constantly treated with so much more humanity. It& #39;s frustrating when the
Idk. I love super cheesecake drawings of women. I& #39;m attracted to women. I love women. But the male gaze IS a problem, esp when male characters are constantly treated with so much more humanity. It& #39;s frustrating when the
only popular depictions of women in cartoons/comics are created purely to be sexual objects.
Anyhow. I would love to hear what y& #39;all think about this kind of stuff. I& #39;m genuinely curious and want to hear more.
Anyhow. I would love to hear what y& #39;all think about this kind of stuff. I& #39;m genuinely curious and want to hear more.
Okay beans may not have been a perfect example but I think what I’m actually saying is still valuable and good to think about when designing lady characters.
