WGST- Chapter 7 Vocab

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male gaze

A concept created by Laura Mouvy in which looking viewing is from the perspective of a ideal heterosexual male viewer which can result in objectification of women. "men act women appear."

politics of respectability

A form of resistance to negative racial stereotypes that involves being "good" and following conservative norms of appearance and behavior

Ideal viewer

A specific imagined viewer, whos imagine pleasure an image is designed. Often (but not necessarily) white, male and heterosexual.

The Beauty idea

Cultural ideal of beauty that changes in relation to political, economic,and social conditions.

Fat

Fat Activists and fat studies. Determined that being fat is okay as long as you're healthy.

The Broad-Shouldered Man

Ideal male body of the 1930's,1940's, and 1950's. Men were tall, well built, with broad shoulders and a strong jaw and wore suits. (Antonio Moreno)

Aesthetics

Ideas about what is beautiful or tasteful.These are shaped by culture.

Colorism

Ideology of differential treatment based on skintone that generally values lighter war skins and complexions.

Sexy Lamp Test

It is an experiment that is designed to gauge how relevant a female character is to the plot of a work, in a bid to highlight poor representation and flawed characterisation of women in media. If a female could be replaced by a lamp and story not change the film fails.

DuVernay Test

It measures whether a film portrays "fully realized" African-Americans and other minorities who have their own plotlines, motivations, desires, and actions that are not informed by white characters.

The Peacock

Men wear bold colors and prints, suits were slim and unisex fashion. less conservative and restrictive.

Hypermuscular Ideal

Return of broad shouldered man in suits and branded clothing as well as proving masculinity, violence. and nationalism. hypermasculinity and leanness.

Voyeurism

Sexual pleasure takes place from looking or objectifying bodies.

Bechdel/Bechdel-Wallace Test

The Bechdel Test is a measure of female representation in film and television that uses three criteria for evaluating the presence and visibility of strong female characterizations. This test asks three question. 1. does film have at least 2 women with names on it. 2. do they talk to each other. 3. do they talk to each other about anything other than a man.

Twiggy

The first prominent teenage model. She was known for her androgynous looks, large eyes, long eyelashes, and thin build.

Fragmentation

The reduction of a person to a particular body part.

embodiment

The way in which our bodies are and interact with the world to create social meaning.

Vito Russo Test

To analyze how LGBTQ characters are included within a film. 1. Is there an identifiable gay, bisexual, trans character 2. Who is not solely defined by sexual/gender orientation 3. Is significant to plot that if removed would impact plot

Exoticize

To view as exotic, foreign or unusual in an interesting way. Women outside the racial norm are often exoticized in sexual ways.

Commodification

Turning something or someone into a object that can be bought sold or traded.

The Waif

Visibility for gay people. Models needed to look extremely thin but more athletic and curvy. Increased skinny models and actors with anorexia.

The metrosexual

a straight, urban male who is keenly interested in fashion, home design, gourmet cooking, and personal care

Great masculine renunciation

an expression coined in the 1930s to describe the shift in menswear from expressive flamboyant clothing to somber tailored suiting

objectification

the seeing and/or treating a person, usually a woman, as an object by separating sexual body parts or function from the rest of the person thus reducing her to an object for sexual gratification.

Health at Every Size (HAES)

• Shift to health promotion vs. weight management • Weight loss is not the goal • Encourages body acceptance as opposed to weight loss or weight maintenance • Supports "Intuitive Eating" • Supports Active Living vs. Structured Exercise


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