seagrey's definitions

white female gaze

media from the uncritical perspective of a white female, one in particular who hasn't examined her privilege. often employs the white saviour trope, with little-to-no understanding of poverty &/or class differences; likely het & cis. often rife with internalised misogyny and coloniser attitudes. likely uses ableist terms to describe the (likely white, female, thin, conventionally pretty, etc) main character's uniqueness.

examples in media: britta from community, the help, the twilight saga

I thought I would enjoy this TV show, but its white female gaze is overwhelming. There's so much diet racism!

by seagrey August 8, 2020