Making money off the male gaze: sexist imagery or female empowerment?

Ohi !

Today we're discussing female sexuality, its representation in the media, and the good amount of controversiality that goes with it. As always, feel free to share your opinion in the comment section :) Enjoy ! x


SOURCES:

https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a28577727/emily-ratajkowski-sexuality-essay/
https://www.feministcurrent.com/2011/03/11/the-trouble-with-choosing-your-choice/
https://qz.com/quartzy/1176749/hey-emily-ratajkowski-not-everything-you-do-has-to-be-feminist-and-thats-ok/
https://www.thecut.com/article/emily-ratajkowski-owning-my-image-essay.html
https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8099087/cardi-b-feminist-stripping-interview-i-d-magazine
Douglas S. Massey, and Nancy A. Denton, American Apartheid: Segregation and The Making of The Underclass. ACLS Humanities E-Book, Cambridge, Harvard University Press, 1993.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardi_B
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Ratajkowski

VIDEO/ARTICLE RECOMMENDATIONS (if you want to dig into it a bit more!):
Rachel Thwaites, "Making a choice or taking a stand? Choice feminism, political engagement and the contemporary feminist movement", First Published January 1, 2016. (she argues that choice feminism can prevent us from fighting against patriarchy, neoliberalism, etc.)
Contrapoints, J.K. Rowling (makes some good points on choice and the wHiTe FeMinIsTs) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gDKbT_l2us
Philosophy Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DZfUzxZ2VU&t=1225s
Tee Noir's interesting take on Hyper Sexual female Rap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeFMzviBT3o

and if you have any other suggestions, feel free to comment them down below :)

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