A Free Woman Does Not Have To Be A Slut
"In practice, this masochism is rarely reflected in more than a tendency for women to be passive in sexual relations; but in the realm of myth, masochism is often prominent." (Is the Gaze Male? Laura Kaplan) This feature is quite true in this movie.
A married woman who mounts her motorcycle and takes off on a road trip to see her lover is not a form of liberty. For example, in this particular movie, the woman is being a pet to be controlled by her man, offering her body as his cum dumpster, pardoning my language. Her adultery could be attributed to her stale husband and her filthy lust. Phallocentrism in this movie is simply grotesque and quite telling of the Western cultures of womens etiquette. The theme of phallocentrism is not as driven by the strange male lover in this movie as it is by the trashy female tramp. The woman in this movie is the willing participant in this example of male-over-female dominance as she keeps coming back for more. The female is like an animal who motivated by hunger and need, instead is motivated by sordid back-of-the-woods, ten-minute sexual innuendos. The male gaze in this movie is shown by the strange lover who stares at the woman when she is sleeping with little regard for her need for privacy. It is quite simply a grotesque combination of the themes of phallocentrism and the male gaze.
How can this be liberating for a female to watch? This movie is an insult to a female's sensibilities and her own sense of control over her body. A female should have liberty of her own body yet instead as portrayed in this movie, the female is noted to being completely dependent on the male for survival. She is infatuated by the thoughts of the man and eventually gets killed for it. In real life, some women are like this, just watch Dr. Phil or Jerry springer. The women who appear on many episodes of those shows are complete mindless individuals who kind of deserve to be treated like gum stuck to the bottom of a show as they keep coming back to their men who treat them badly.
It is quite obvious that these blogs are not really read by anyone as they are just an assignment. However, to the large majority of women in this class, find your power and only be with someone who will treat you with dignity, not just the first person who tells you that you look good.
You all should watch this movie clip instead as it shows what real feminism should represent. You have to watch the whole thing to understand it.
張惠妹