The Female Gaze in Real Women Have Curves (2002) The female gaze has elicited much debate in the recent past with people arguing whether it really exists. However, extensive research on the topic reveals that the female gaze is evident in the contemporary culture especially in films. Thus, the female gaze can be considered as the objectification of women. It is further described as the reducing of women to mere parts and equating them with objects, which can be displayed or possessed like prizes
of beauty and body type in the 1950. Magazines such as this 1950’s Vogue cover, defined the woman bodyline in 1950. It was described as tiny waistlines, visible curves, voluptuous hip line and long curvaceous legs. For example, It girls of the fifties consisted of figures like Marylyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, and Sophia Lauren with over emphasized hips, chests and legs. These three women were though to have the ultimate body of femininity and beauty during the 1950’s. These big time Hollywood stars
the most because of its uncommonness. The message that it gave off is unique and fascinating the way Senga Nengudi expressed the beauty of an African American woman, the embracing every curve, every mark, every bruise, along with every bend was intriguing. Normally, I would not have been able to observe and give a strong observation as I have done, but I was able to do so because of how interesting the piece was. Although
The woman is trying to get better, and knows what she needs to do, but she is constantly being shut down by her husband and society. Her husband, John, who, being a physician, doesn’t believe anything without concrete scientific proof, so he assumes there is nothing wrong with her that “rest” won’t cure. Rather than allowing her to choose the manner of this rest, he chooses an isolated, ugly bedroom. He develops strict rules she must abide by: no socialization with others, no talking about her illness
arrangements to mask nasty lyrics that carry a message full of hate and disrespect. These artists have contributed to creating a disturbingly negative image of women that permeates the hip-hop scene and persists far beyond it. The wide majority of these artists are men. However, there are bizarre exceptions. One of such bizarre exceptions is Nicki Minaj. Her rap music, while catchy, is filled with imagery of a woman as a dehumanized Barbie toy, a sex object, and a zombie-shopaholic. She is an American rapper
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Throughout history, there have been countless icon’s of feminine beauty portrayed through artwork, but two that are widely famous for this are the Bust of Nefertiti, and the Venus de Milo. Although these two sculptures were created over 1000 years apart, coming from two incredibly different cultures with two incredibly different artistic styles, the pieces of art do have a lot in common as well. The Bust of Nefertiti is believed to be crafted by Thutmose in Ancient Egypt in 1340 BCE, while the Venus
black man without a shirt on trying to get rid of his shivers. “Take your hands out of your pockets nigger; we gona have plenty heat in a minnit.” (188), yells one unsympathetic white man. The crowd even started yelling to “hurry up and kill the nigger.” (188) The narrator had also noted that there was not another single black man in sight other than a “Bacote nigger” and that they have “dragged him there tied to the back of Jed Wilson’s truck” (188). This is so significant. It exemplifies just how
relatives were doctors, lawyers, architects, diplomats, and politicians who seemed to push de la Renta to become successful in his own right. At the tender age of nineteen, in the summer of 1951, he relocated to Madrid, Spain to study painting at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando. While Oscar originally planned to grow as an abstract painter, the world of fashion wooed him and he began sketching clothes in newspapers and for fashion houses to earn extra money. Upon realizing where his
appeal and screen presence. Talented performers like Nicki Minaj and Elton John were greatly influenced by Marilyn Monroe’s existence. Nicki Minaj’s song “Marilyn Monroe” honors one of her idols. She says in an interview: "It spoke to me as a woman. I'm very infatuated with Marilyn Monroe. I had a moment with that song where I was like,