As we talked about in class, the male gaze shapes the way woman think they should look in public. If it wasn't for the male gaze, I feel most women would not care what they looked like in public. It seems men evaluate women for how they look from head to toe. Although men try to justify their side by stating that what they really care about in a woman is their personality, I don't believe its true. How are so many good looking men with such good looking women? Did they all have the a plus personality and character? The males have a fixed view on the type of woman they want to marry and since woman are trying to get married, they are fixed into conforming into the images men want.
Today, it seems women are justified as being beautiful when they are sexually appealing, otherwise they are just considered cute. A woman needs to be stick skinny while having big boobs and a behind like Beyonce. This figure is not realistic but since it is highly emphasized in advertisements, men are persuaded into believing that those traits are what make women hot. Celebrities like Megan Fox and Angelina Jolie are praised in society for having the hottest bodies. They are a lot of young girls ideal body type and many girls strive to become this image. I feel it is almost all because of the male gaze.
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