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The Female Gaze
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I think the whole point was that a female gaze is just way less developed because they aren't typically the ones observing but the ones being observed. At least that's what I got from reading the article
I'd say it's plenty developed, it's a natural thing after all that everyone has automatically, but I assume it's just less talked about because as those comments show some men will immediately accuse them of 'being dishonest about their own taste' (for what gain?) just because they don't happen to like the same things that men do.
That's actually something the article talks about. According to the article, assuming women have that "gaze" because men do is the core of the misunderstanding.
Well I can't speak for every woman but I certainly do have something like it
Yep, it's pretty weird to go from "women generally want different things" to pretending women don't find some people visually attractive. They were trying to frame the male gaze as a symptom of the patriarchy but not doing a great job of it.