HOW IMPORTANT IS THE MEDIA IN PRODUCING, SUPPORTING CONCEPTIONS OF RAPE?
GAYE TUCHMAN MAINTAINS THE MEDIA PROVIDES A "WINDOW FRAME" FOR PEERING AT REALITY
WHAT IS THE AGENDA SETTING FUNCTION OF THE MEDIA?WE DON'T KNOW WHAT EACH PERSON WILL SEE, ALTHOUGH
WE KNOW WHAT IS THERE FOR THEM TO SEE
WE KNOW WHAT THEY WON'T SEE
"...CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WINDOW, ITS SIZE AND COMPOSITION, LIMIT WHAT MAY BE SEEN. SO DOES ITS PLACEMENT, THAT IS, WHAT ASPECT OF THE UNFOLDING SCENE IT MAKES ACCESSIBLE."
ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE SOME DEBATE, IT SEEMS SAFE TO SAY THAT THE MEDIA BOTH MAKES OUR CULTURE AND REACTS TO IT;
RAPE PRESENTATIONS IN THE MEDIA OBJECTIFY RAPE
PRODUCES AN IMAGE THAT BECOMES THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF OUR REALITY OF RAPE
EXTERNALIZATION; OBJECTIFICATION; INTERNALIZATION
HAPPENS IN "NEWS," "MOVIES," BOOKS, ETC.
THE "MALE GAZE"
FROM WHOSE POINT OF VIEW IS THE MOVIE MADE? TO WHAT AUDIENCE VIEW IS THE MOVIE INTENDED? (WINDOW FRAME)
ALTHOUGH THERE ARE STRONG WOMEN IN SOME OF THESE FILMS, THEY ARE THE EXCEPTION, MOST WOMEN ARE VICTIMS, AND ONLY CONTRIBUTE IN MINOR WAYS, OFTEN WE SEE THE WEAK WOMAN, UNABLE TO DEFEND HERSELF
MALE PLEASURE SEEMS TO COME FROM THE DEFENSELESS, DOMINATED WOMEN