April 24, 2018 / C H Thompson

Media Representations of Sexuality

The dominant view of sexuality in the UK is heterosexuality – which describes an individual’s sexual orientation
This goes some way in explaining why there’s a male gaze – as traditionally women garner themselves to attract their male suitors
One argument is that this is now changing as men ‘polish’ themselves up (the metrosexual) in order to make themselves attractive to women
Much of the above is reinforced by white, middle-class males dominating the media industry with their ‘male-gaze’ and so perpetuate the established stereotypes

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