In a previous tiktok video, I condemned Shounen and Seinen’s animanga objectification of female characters and explained the harm that it causes to our society. A lot of commenters claimed that Shoujo is not better because it objectifies men. So, today I examine how objectification theory applies on Shoujo manga and anime’s representation of male characters.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
2:10 Section 1: Objectification Theory
15:57 Section 2: Shoujo Boys
27:41 Final Discussion: Masculinity in Shoujo
Anime in bg: Ouran High School Host Club, Yona of the Dawn, Maid Sama!
Sources I read for this video:
Connell, R.W. and Messerschmidt, J.W., 2005. Hegemonic masculinity: Rethinking the concept. Gender & society, 19(6), pp.829-859.
Fredrickson, B.L. and Roberts, T.A., 1997. Objectification theory: Toward understanding women's lived experiences and mental health risks. Psychology of women quarterly, 21(2), pp.173-206.
Gervais, S.J., Vescio, T.K. and Allen, J., 2011. When what you see is what you get: The consequences of the objectifying gaze for women and men. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 35(1), pp.5-17.
Karsay, K., Knoll, J. and Matthes, J., 2018. Sexualizing media use and self-objectification: A meta-analysis. Psychology of women quarterly, 42(1), pp.9-28.
Oehlhof, M.E.W., Musher-Eizenman, D.R., Neufeld, J.M. and Hauser, J.C., 2009. Self-objectification and ideal body shape for men and women. Body Image, 6(4), pp.308-310.
Reysen, S., Katzarska-Miller, I., Plante, C.N., Roberts, S.E. and Gerbasi, K.C., 2017. Examination of anime content and associations between anime consumption, genre preferences, and ambivalent sexism. The Phoenix Papers, 3(1), pp.285-303.
Rollero, C., 2013. Men and women facing objectification: The effects of media models on well-being, self-esteem and ambivalent sexism. Revista de Psicología Social, 28(3), pp.373-382.
¬Background Music
❀ Massobeats - warmth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slnUKMhcQUs&list=PLTLiyQCf_DMaLspVPPYUkd4yEf-BsE7L2&index=10&t=71s
❀ Massobeats - peach prosecco: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23Yj0EgZ_VM&list=PLTLiyQCf_DMaLspVPPYUkd4yEf-BsE7L2&index=6
❀ Gymnopedie no1
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