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New approach to feminist media discourse: "Scenes such as James Bond seducing Pussy Galore and Thor's abs being touched by Jane Foster all perpetuate toxic matriarchy and the idea that the female gaze is something to be uncritically accepted despite its demeaning effects on men."

#obviously this post is silly #but if you don't get my broader point #I commented on a video addressing female power fantasies and sexist writing disguised as “realism”#I said that i'm sick of how female power fantasies have to be realistic while men can just single handedly take out 70 men in a movie #not have a scratch #and not have it be questioned by the writers or the audience #someone then retorted with "being sexy isn't a female power fantasy. It appeals to the male gaze!'#to which I said #okay #but I still want to be a smoking hot woman #it's more nuanced than that #when guys are bagging chicks and being sauve and built in movies it's not seen as appealing to a female gaze #although in some cases it very much is #like with that thor example #so why does female sexuality have to always be seen through the lens of men even in feminist circles?#the biggest failure of american feminism is its inability to consider more than one female perspective at a time #american feminism #rambles

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