"In a world ordered by sexual imbalance, pleasure in looking has been split between active/male and passive/female. The determining male gaze projects its fantasy onto the female figure which is styled accordingly." - 1992
This quote means that the women in music videos are made to portray a character of a man's fantasy. You can expect the women in these videos to be represented in minimal clothing; their bodies and legs showing. This includes making their body parts focus points. I think that this applies mainly to the Hip-hop genre.
My analysis of Dizzee Rascal's 'Holiday' video in a previous blog supports this.
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