Thursday, 13 October 2016

Representation of gender

Laura Mulvay has a theory that all music videos sexualize women as they are made to attract the male gaze. Here are examples which support this and which deny this:

Support:
Nickelback - Something in Your Mouth

It is clear how this conforms to Mulvay's theory that women are put in music videos to attract the male gaze. These women are clearly a sex object and are put on display for the audience's pleasure. The video mainly consists of close up shots of half-naked women rubbing themselves and sucking on their fingers. 

Oppose:

Muse - Feeling Good

This video contrasts Mulvay's theory of the male gaze since there are only a small number of women in this video and they appear with distorted faces, removing all sex appeal for the viewer.

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