MALES GAZE

Laura Mulvey
Is a British feminist film theorist. Mulvey argues that in classic hollywood films in particular women are merely represented to provide visual pleasure to men , and the audience is constructed in a manner where they are all expected to be men.

The way the 'male gaze' is put in to music magazines.

 This Front cover of rolling stone is of Rihanna who is one of the best examples of the 'male gaze' as in most of her pictures shes positioned in a provocative way. Her curves being more defined, to engage a males gaze.
The first thing you notice when you look at this photo is the fact that her bum is out and is putting her head over her shoulder which is showing you that the magazine would be wanting you to see her from behind, to attract the male audience.

The camera acts as the males gaze. It extentuates her body curves to what a boy would want his girlfriend to look like. Other girls would look at the front cover and be aspired to look like her.