You know what I find so interesting about the If A Woman Was Involved In The Decision-Making It Can’t Be Sexist Defence? It exposes the lie to the whole thing. He was referring, of course, to the woman who chose the photo. However, one could reasonably make the same argument about the model: the model is a woman, she chose to participate in the shoot, wear the clothes, look at the camera that way. But he doesn’t use the model’s participation as the defense. And that shows that she is, in this scenario, merely an object for the male gaze. The woman who made the selection, whom we never see, is the one with the brain which, apparently, is immune to all the systemic sexist bullshit our culture raised us in (good for her). The model is…well, she’s just there.
Good for you for calling them out! And I agree with your perspective.
You know what I find so interesting about the If A Woman Was Involved In The Decision-Making It Can’t Be Sexist Defence? It exposes the lie to the whole thing. He was referring, of course, to the woman who chose the photo. However, one could reasonably make the same argument about the model: the model is a woman, she chose to participate in the shoot, wear the clothes, look at the camera that way. But he doesn’t use the model’s participation as the defense. And that shows that she is, in this scenario, merely an object for the male gaze. The woman who made the selection, whom we never see, is the one with the brain which, apparently, is immune to all the systemic sexist bullshit our culture raised us in (good for her). The model is…well, she’s just there.
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