SOC 603 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Appeasement, Heterosexuality
4 Dec 2013
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Women in photography are ready to serve on thier knees. Similar to these photos is only that of gay men. Holding themselves in a way to show emotional weakness and anxious. Cross leg posture or holding thier feet/ = vulnerable defenceless ungrounded. Head up exposing neck is similar to dog when submissive. None of this is biological but rather what society teaches about masculinity and feminity. Active in control aware in charge of surroundings. Men anchor and protect when men are behind women they"re shown to be controlling. Women are dolls you can do whatever to. Children are now known more sexualized, more womanly. Strong hard powerful rugged dominant prepared strength emotional control male. Upright independent in control gaze outward self assurance. If not shown powerful in control they"re shown as grounded chill calm. Abercrombie problem is that it needs to reassure straight males to buy thier clothes so they add females.
