| New Woke Stance
“The new Playboy claims to have moved away from the male gaze, but no matter how tasteful it may be, it is still relying on nudity. ‘We talk a lot about when something is objectification versus when it is consensual objectification versus when it is art,’ Singh said. ‘I think objectification removes the agency of the subject. ‘Consensual objectification is the idea of someone feeling good about themselves and wanting someone to look at them. Art means, O.K., we can hang this on a wall. And if it’s both, for us, that’s the major win.’ ” — Erica Tempesta for DailyMail.com, 2 Aug. 2019 |
