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    The document discusses ways in which women are portrayed and viewed in art and pornography. It argues that in both art and pornography, women are typically depicted as objects for the male gaze, viewing and power, while men hold positions of power as the viewers. In pornography specifically, the document notes that the industry often objectifies and commodifies women, treating them as disposable objects meant to fulfill male fantasies. A Netflix documentary about women in the porn industry showed how they are often forced into degrading sexual acts for money and the entertainment of men.

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    How to see things.

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    The document discusses ways in which women are portrayed and viewed in art and pornography. It argues that in both art and pornography, women are typically depicted as objects for the male gaze, viewing and power, while men hold positions of power as the viewers. In pornography specifically, the document notes that the industry often objectifies and commodifies women, treating them as disposable objects meant to fulfill male fantasies. A Netflix documentary about women in the porn industry showed how they are often forced into degrading sexual acts for money and the entertainment of men.

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    Loyola, Adrian Kyle B 11 Nov 18

    CBA/BSBAA Discussion Paper


    2018-01178 ENG 13 THW5

    Ways of Seeing

    The reading lays out the two sexes: male and female, and their power relations as depicted in art, which

    I believe is the reflection of society. The woman is seen as the object viewed by men. It is established that men

    hold power, even in their portrayal in art. When men appear in art, they are dependent on the fact that their

    portrayal would mean power. They have a direct relation to power, thus holding it against women, for when

    these women appear, they are dependent on how men view them. Women are assigned as the “viewed”

    One art form I can think of, although this may cause contention to others, is pornography, especially

    concerning women. For some, it can be argued that pornography liberates women from their conservative roles,

    that because of porn, they can freely express their desires and fantasies; however, it can also be argued that the

    porn industry actually oppresses women further, by forcing them in roles that fulfill the male’s fantasies, taking

    into consideration that the porn industry objectifies women, and turns them into commodities for the

    entertainment of men.

    In a Netflix documentary titled, “Hot Girls Wanted”, the lives of girls who venture into the porn

    industry are looked at and examined. Some producers confess that a woman in the industry is disposable. She

    will only star in a few adult films before men get tired of her, unless she becomes a breakout star. Women who

    venture into the industry also stated that for money and for the entertainment of men, they were forced to

    undergo sexual and degrading acts. What this documentary shows is how women are objectified by men for

    men.

    For those who consider pornography as an art form, then it truly mimics the subjugation of women in

    art. Their position is an object in the scene. They are the ones viewed by men, who wield the power. In this

    case, the men control the porn industry, and women are used to fulfill the sexual fantasies of men. Men are the

    viewers, and women are the viewed.

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