There are many ways women are shown in the media, but often in a patriarchal system, women are looked down on by men. In this post, I want to talk about how women are shown in visual media, like TV and movies. As a media student, I will use the "Male Gaze Theory." This idea was introduced by feminist film expert Laura Mulvey. It says that women are shown mostly to please men’s eyes—they are objectified and sexualized, instead of being shown as full and complex people. This type of portrayal supports patriarchal ideas, where men play active and important roles in stories, while women are passive and exist mainly to be watched by men. In other words, women are put there for men’s benefit.h The Male Gaze theory explains how media strengthens gender roles by giving men the power of looking, while women are just there to be looked at. This continues the unfair treatment of women in visual culture. The theory also shows how women in media don’t have control over their own stories a...
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