rosalarian:stem-cell:nortonism:The thing about this is that sculptures like these in art history wer
rosalarian:stem-cell:nortonism:The thing about this is that sculptures like these in art history were for the male gaze. Photoshop a phone to it and suddenly she’s seen as vain and conceited. That’s why I’m 100% for selfie culture because apparently men can gawk at women but when we realize how beautiful we are we’re suddenly full of ourselves…“You painted a naked woman because you enjoyed looking at her, put a mirror in her hand and you called the painting “Vanity,” thus morally condemning the woman whose nakedness you had depicted for you own pleasure.” ― John Berger, Ways of SeeingI know I’ve reblogged this before but it’s so important. -- source link
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