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#what makes it the female gaze. that its without male gaze traits? but then wouldnt any male art made by a guy just like...
vexx-the-egg
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#i was watching an art video about the female gaze through art history
#and although it had some intresting points
#i couldn't help but think....
#why do we sanitize the female gaze so much
#why do we see it as this pure. holy truthful. gritty thing. never sexual.
#i understand its like a push back against the male gaze definition
#but we must know the difference right
#between male artist and the male gaze
#between women artist and the woman gaze
#the male gaze is not something all men are shackled too... its its a deliberate choice to comadify female bodies
#but its a choice! its not like every male artist cant help but do it. its not like there biologicly compelled
#so it was so jaring for the video to make it seem like they were
#And then to praise all these other female artist for drawing women UNSEXY. Unfantasy like. gritty and full of deep dark emotions
#and i was confused because i felt like... arent those normal attributes that any artist og any gender could draw women as.
#what makes it the female gaze. that its without male gaze traits? but then wouldnt any male art made by a guy just like...
#drawing a little old lady be considerd... the female gaze
#the video talked like men could never do this and yet many have.
#and on another note
#they didn't ONCE talk about Queer female artist and there relationship to art
#and the one queer artist they did talk about they oh so conveniently left out that she was bisexual
#why?
#is it suddenly not the female gaze if its one female sexalizing another? sexualising themselves? why?
#for a video that prided itself in pushing female artist up and saying HERE look at all thses women! it felt.... strangly.... sanitized
#like it felt like they were saying yes these women are all amazing but.. only because they show femininity in a way that i dont find yucky.
#and that made my skin crawl
#there were lots of good points about female artist being pushed down or forced into marriages that killed there art careers
#but it felt disingenuous
#it felt like saying i think women female artist deserved to be praised (but only the ones i find palpable)
#anyways food for thought
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