The Female Gaze of Attraction (And How Movies Depict It)

Video Description

Men and women have different definitions of “attractive.” What you think may be attractive may not be the case for another person, especially if they’re of a different sex. This is something called the Male and Female Gaze respectively, and this video aims to look at how women’s media specifically paints attractive men, looking at movies like Tangled (2010), Pride and Prejudice (2005), and Lady Bird (2017). Articles and Studies: - https://www.psypost.org/new-attractiveness-research-reveals-surprising-preference-for-femininity-in-mens-faces/ - https://www.psypost.org/slightly-feminine-men-have-better-relationship-prospects-with-women-without-losing-short-term-desirability/ Studies: - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/388424085_Preferences_for_facial_femininitymasculinity_across_culture_and_the_sexual_orientation_spectrum - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/377155223_The_Desirable_Dad_Hypothesis_Male_Same-Sex_Attraction_as_the_Product_of_Selection_for_Paternal_Care_via_Antagonistic_Pleiotropy Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 0:53 - Flynn Rider and Apperance 3:16 - Gaston and Hypermasculinity 4:40 - Mr. Darcy and Emotional Depth 8:17 - Eugene Fitzherbert and Trust 11:37 - Lady Bird and Self-Discovery 14:16 - The Truth About The Male and Female Gaze