male gaze

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Françaisregard masculin

العربيةنَظْرَة ذُكُورِيَّة

1 more languages

Polskimale gaze

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

male genital cutting male genital mutilation male genital mutilator male impersonator male liberation male line

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