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In this magazine, the "Male Gaze" theory takes place. The woman on the front of the cover is barely clothed and it reinforces the stereotype of women being seen as "sex objects". The woman is confident with her looks, she wears barely any clothes and shows her body off with confidence. She is shown with a great body, and this can belittle many women who see this magazine as they are not likely to have bodies like this. The target audience for this is clearly for males who are immediately drawn in from the cover.





This magazine cover challenges the stereotype of women being sex objects. The woman on the cover Judy Dench is quite old, therefore men do not get sexual attraction from this cover. Also, she is wearing non-revealing clothing and is not showing off her body to males. The title is "Women's Weekly" which indicates that it is aimed at women, not men.






This magazine cover with Brad Pitt on the front, is used as male gaze in the way, but the opposite. The women who view this magazine will see him on the cover and see him as sex appeal. He has a toned body and women will get sexual attraction from this. Also, young men will see this and view his body as a target to aim for, wanting a similar body to him.

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