Song: Blurred Lines
Artist: Robin Thicke
The video supports the theory, it does this by having a lot of scantly clothed girls surrounding men, this highlights that men are seen as dominant. Their dominance can be seen by their suits as there are symbol of authority and power stressing the a patriarchal with it being in contrast with the girl being naked which comes across as vulnerable and manipulated. The mans body language suggests ownership due to his close, intimate hold of the girl, making it seen as an object for his gratification.
In contradiction the girl appears to "play along" with mans flirts, not being forced to do something she doesn't want to do. Also that their is "shared gaze" between the characters, which means that you are looking at both of the characters and not just the woman.
This shows the representation of women as a sexual fantasy from a heterosexual male point of view and large amounts of scopophilia. The video suggest to the viewer that the men have some form of authority/control over the women whom seem to only be their to be looked at. Although the women seem to be "playing along" with the men's activity.
This image highlights the active and passive features of the theory. The man appears Animated whilst the girls seem to be static, this suggest that the man is in control (as if they are under his spell) and has told them not to move. There is representation of women as a sexual fantasy and from a heterosexual male point of view in the picture above there is 1 fully dressed man and 3 minimally dressed girls, which is a typical male fantasy and he is covering his groin with his coat pocket.
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