male gaze

English

Noun

(sociology) The implicit assumption or presentation of the viewpoint of a heterosexual man in films and other visual media, often manifesting in lingering, eroticized shots of women's bodies.

Derived terms

Translations

viewpoint of a heterosexual man

Chinese:
Mandarin: 男凝 (nánníng), 男性凝視／男性凝视 (nánxìng níngshì)
Finnish: miehinen katse
French: please add this translation if you can
Polish: Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Swedish: manliga blicken c (definite form)

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