tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9013779909049659659.post2476187355931762837..comments2023-09-26T01:06:27.192-07:00Comments on Art and Women FA 2012: The Deadly GazesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9013779909049659659.post-50528681749490598652012-09-25T10:44:22.305-07:002012-09-25T10:44:22.305-07:00Hi Christian,
I like how your introduction gets i...Hi Christian,<br /><br />I like how your introduction gets into the problem the post is dealing with right away: the strictness of gender roles, and how they acted on each other.<br /><br />However, I don't think the rest of your post reflects the introduction continuously. I believe you need more examples about how the male gaze affected women in society (when I read it, I didn't immediately think of how that affected women socially. I didn't think about how nude paintings represented the female objectification that happened outside the paintings as well. I hope that makes sense). I also believe you need more examples about the oppositional gaze, and how women dealt with it.<br /><br />In response to Jessgald's post,<br /><br />Society hasn't really pushed away from these social norms, per say. Society, as far as government and politics are involved, have tried pushing away from these social norms on paper (equal political rights, secular governments so that the church couldn't interfere). However, the church still exists with their pro-male bias, and people who still believe in gender roles still exist as well -- is that "society's" fault? It depends on what you define as society.<br />If society is the collection of everyone, then yes, people are constantly fighting sexism and trying to spread awareness to the mass public.<br />If society is the government, then yes, they support affirmative action, and are actively giving women opportunities (although whether they are trying hard enough is another question).<br />If society is our culture.... then unfortunately, no -- any culture is hard to change. But fighting a 2000 year tradition is no easy task.Vladimir Venturahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02449413247226469991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9013779909049659659.post-889379259831306232012-09-25T10:33:19.993-07:002012-09-25T10:33:19.993-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Vladimir Venturahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02449413247226469991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9013779909049659659.post-2264238287044897302012-09-19T16:54:13.779-07:002012-09-19T16:54:13.779-07:00I liked how you tied together law and religion int...I liked how you tied together law and religion into the explanation of why art and modern day life are interconnected. The post helped me visualize the connections in a much clearer fashion. I was wondering what you meant by "society has been pushed away from such social norms." Has society really changed that much from the past in your opinion?Jessgaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08234194508471543543noreply@blogger.com