Sporting
events just got a little more interesting for the male viewer. On February 22nd
a female fan was captured cheering for her team on Fox Sports wearing a very revealing black romper. Although
her boobs did not fall out of her shirt, the audiences were able to see a lot
of her body. This video took the Internet by storm and went viral. Soon after,
the female fan was identified as Alyssa Nelson. Seeing that she happens to be
an Instagram model she is not averse to such publicity over her looks. She commented
on the incident to a Fox reporter saying, “All the press is a little overwhelming
but also exciting!... I'm just rolling with it and having fun.”
This
woman is being objectified by the media and is being made famous for her looks
and body. This is very consistent with the way that women are viewed in
Hollywood (and in society). They are commodified and valued based on their
looks, youth, and beauty. If she had been wearing more conservative clothing
she would have gone completely unnoticed. But because she was wearing rather
revealing clothes she has become an Internet sensation. Culture has taught
women that in order to get attention, especially from men, we have to wear
revealing clothing and look a certain way. The attention that these kinds
videos get only seems to reinforce those ideals and stereotypes.
This is another example of male gaze. The media is objectifying her because it is in the eyes of a man.
ReplyDeleteI agree with TJ in the fact that it is an example of male gaze. As you talked about before i believe this is a perfect example of how you have to be more revealing, and have sex appeal to be noticed in a mans eye or the public eye. I see this all the time on social media were woman become "instagram models" and sensationalized because they take a lot of pictures in bathing suits or less revealing clothing. Some of these models are just out of highschool. We are telling our young girls this is all they could do instead of working hard and accomplishing their dreams by sensationalizing these woman.
ReplyDeleteI think that it is sad how we have over sexualized the female body and label them as sex objects instead of women. I am a firm believer that anyone should be entitled to where what they want. We should be given autonomy, and not let the media dictate what "we want."
ReplyDeleteI find it very unfortunate that this woman is becoming famous because of her body, but it is very typical for a woman to be portrayed as an object rather then a human being.
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