Sexual Objectification and the Male

Gaze

Sexual Objectification and the Male

Gaze (Laura Mulvey 1975)(Laura Mulvey 1975)

• Definition of Voyeurism: Erotic pleasures gained from looking at a sexual object (who is unaware of being watched).

• Presence of women solely for the purpose of display (rather than a narrative function).

• Female on display is passive and objectified for a male gaze regardless of viewers gender.

• Voyeuristic treatment of female body in ‘male’ videos - use of dancers as adornments to the male ego.

• Voyeuristic treatment of female body in ‘male’ videos - use of dancers as adornments to the male ego.

• The inclusion of women for display is a staple element in music video's - across all genres

• Women connote to-be-looked-at-ness and are the object of the male gaze.