Male Gaze

Swedish model gets rape threats for unshaved legs in ad campaign: Body hair, gender, double standards

Especially in India, women are familiar with the hairy legs syndrome — "Can't wear shorts today because I haven't waxed" or "How can you wear sleeveless T-shirts with armpit hair?"

Badass Indian pin-ups: Art that challenges what an Indian woman looks like

The battle against sexism has evolved and it rages on, but we must say, it’s never looked as good as it has in the form of these Indian pin-ups!

Nudity in art: Vulgar and catering to the male gaze, or an aesthetic exploration of form?

It would be naive not to acknowledge the tender, and at times tenuous, relationship between nudity and art.

Tarun Sagar, male gaze and the legislative assembly: Is obscenity limited to men's definitions?

When invited by the Haryana Education Minister to speak at the assembly, Jain Digambar monk Tarun Sagar arrived wearing his religion on his sleeves – stark naked.

Violence against women is only one avatar of the misogynistic gaze of cinema

It will convince you, if you needed it, that violence against women is only one avatar of the misogynistic gaze of cinema. Cinema is equal to a male gaze, said an annoyed young friend recently.