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Legally Blonde Male Gaze and Gender Equality

Ziming XuXi’an Gao Xin No.1 High School*

* Corresponding author: [email protected]

Abstract

The male gaze and equality between men and women is a problem that society is improving but still not fully solved, and it is also a hot topic that many people are concerned about. In daily life, many women feel afraid and panic more or less because of the gaze of men, and often feel that they do not enjoy the same treatment and equal rights with men in daily life. Film is a medium of emotional expression. It will reflect many realistic problems through the way of deduction, causing the audience to think and give positive guidance. From the perspective of feminism, this paper interprets the issues of male gaze, stereotype and gender equality, as well as the reflection of these issues in the real society, from the dialogue, action and plot relationship of the characters in Legally Blonde and analyzes the method and process of the heroine Elle Woods' "counter-gaze" towards the male gaze. And the process of breaking stereotypes and growing up.

Keywords: male gaze; back gaze; stereotype; rights.
Published: October 25, 2024
DOI: 10.54254/2753-7064/43/20240144
Volume: CHR Vol.43
pp. 69-73
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