Sunday, January 23, 2011

(Question #2) Cosmopolitan magazine: Feminist or Anti-Feminist?

The "male gaze" described by feminist writer Mulvey encourages the sexualization of women by viewing them as objects. Women's magazines like Cosmopolitan claim to support the idea of a "fun, fearless female." However, all of their covers are donned by slender women with "come get me" facial expressions.
Are women's magazines like Cosmopolitan actually supporting the "male gaze?"





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