• idiomaddict@lemmy.world
    0·
    22 days ago

    I think it would have been funnier (but maybe less accessible) if the thrower had turned into an absurd comic book character exaggeration of masculinity. That’s also the male gaze and would make more sense in the context, but I do get that most people think of the male gaze as something applied to women.

    • qarbone@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      22 days ago

      Or even just an overexaggerated part of the female body, to signify where the stereotypical man focuses his attention.

      The way it is now just sorta says “the male gaze is ‘guys seeing women’”? Which…okay?

      • Sneezycat@sopuli.xyz
        1·
        22 days ago

        My interpretation is he saw a guy because he had the visor on, but when it came off it’s revealed it was a hot woman all along, and the visor was “protecting” him from that view. As in, he doesn’t have to deal with his misogyny if he doesn’t see women.

        Ooooor it just doesn’t make sense.

          • errer@lemmy.worldEnglish
            0·
            22 days ago

            I don’t see it when the lady saying “bro” after he loses the visor. “Bro” is not something ladies really say.

            • qarbone@lemmy.worldEnglish
              1·
              22 days ago

              Really?

              Maybe it’s linguistic continuity to show they are the same person from before the visor was removed. Or…

              Maybe women can just say “bro”.

              Edit: I’m not calling you a sexist or anything, but it’s a weird deduction to make based on very subjective/anecdotal “evidence”. I’ve interacted with a lot of women online they use “bro” pretty freely.