The Male Gaze

The Male Gaze is a concept from film and media studies that describes how visual content often portrays women from a male perspective, emphasizing their appearance and appealing to male fantasies. This perspective can shape how women are represented, often objectifying or reducing them to their looks rather than their complexity. Essentially, it reflects a tendency for media to present women as objects of male desire, influencing societal perceptions of gender and influencing how audiences view women in real life.