the capitalization of women in art

[@tiffanyferg]

I’m only near the start rn but wow I think this is the first time I’ve heard ancient Greek names actually pronounced in a Greek accent lmao

[@WadeyWWilson]

Just started it not too long ago myself and noticed that. No clue how good it was as I are teh dumb dumb

[@olbiomoiros]

That’s because she’s half Greek and lives in Greece

[@WadeyWWilson]

@@olbiomoiros Yeah I realized that after a few of her videos (went down the rabbit hole) and she probably even mentioned it but I didn't notice (as mentioned, dumb dumb). Thanks for the information and making sure everyone was aware, I appreciate it.

[@olbiomoiros]

@@WadeyWWilson lmao no problem. Cheers

[@dingdingdongringidingdingdong]

YES LOL

[@emmawright4612]

The female body is simultaneously seen as a woman's only asset/ value in the world, while women's sexuality is seen as the biggest source of shame. This, at least for me, was a very confusing thing to grow up with. I would feel disgusting and simultaneously 'valued' after being catcalled as a child. It is a very hard thing to unlearn, but staying away from the 'male gaze' in films and instead consuming media from women like Kristen is a good place to start :)

[@randjan8592]

I think this mostly comes from classic christian upbringing. Sex is not supposed to be for pleasure, just for procreation. So, this is why your body is an asset, but your sexuality is absolutely haram. You don't have to like sex in order to get pregnant, so just lie down there and let this man "make you more valuable", by impregnating you. Now, I don't agree with everything Kristen says but I think she makes some good points.

[@Humanophage]

​@@randjan8592 Is it Christian though? Most cultures and traditional worldviews perceive female promiscuity as shameful and undesirable. Hinduism, Islam, Confucianism, etc. No procreation, no survival, so the cultures that empower women are currently disappearing (e.g., fertility in Canada or Sweden is 1.5, whilst in Pakistan it's 3.5 and in Somalia it's 6). It's pretty likely that they will disappear altogether by the 22nd century unless there is some revolution like cloning or nonsexual procreation.

[@maeybee4354]

unlearning in general is one of the hardest things to do indeed

[@Humanophage]

​@Indigo Rodent Except the ecological value of those lower birthrates is completely negated by migration. Low birthrate native elites invite the migrants from high birthrate countries to replace the natives. This is why Sweden and countries like Canada are growing fast even if their whites are dying out. E.g., Canada had 30.5m to Poland's 38m in 2000. Now they have the same population cause Canada has a pro-replacement government. The problem is that those high fertility migrants will adopt the living standards of the host country, and thus the consumption habits. They'll have the exact same ecological imprint, except they'll care even less about green politics. Have you been to green demonstrations? They're whiter than the National Front. So if you're saying whites should destroy themselves for the sake of some ecological future, you're actually dooming that future even more. They're the only ones who care about it. The idea that their low fertility reduces the population of high consumption countries is laughable - it just promotes more and more migration.

[@luciecernekova5803]

This wholesome comment is a 'good place to start'!!!! The dualism in reactions now seen clearly thanks to you hit so hard I cry.

[@nefstr9825]

I think one of the worst tropes is the depiction of women after a break up, they are always shown in underwear, smudged mascara and lipstick holding a glass of wine, as if emotional pain(or any kind of pain) is a sexual thing

[@andreavelez4968]

The Queen's Gambit summed up 😓

[@Grrranola]

@@andreavelez4968 that's exactly what popped into my head!

[@dangernoodle9961]

@@andreavelez4968 wasn't ever a breakup tho, she lost her mom and they made her look more glamorous than they needed to when she was at her lowest.. tbh though, I feel like her character tried really hard to look like she had it all together even for herself at her lowest... if that makes sense? That's how I interpreted it

[@TTTups]

good point

[@mistress.villaina7591]

lol and whenever they have issues with addiction

[@luishp3]

Marina said it best: "I don't wanna live in a man's world anymore." PREACH.

[@themadpaintress3255]

Yaaaassss I love that song SO much.

[@luishp3]

@@themadpaintress3255 Me too! ^^ It's a great song.

[@llll4445]

EXACTLY 💯 MARINA SINGING ABOUT WHAT'S IN MY MIND

[@STRcircaFKR]

ALL THE BAD AND GOOD RACISM AND MISOGYNY

[@blxpy6]

Thought you were talking about Marina Abramovic hah.

[@jenniferlacey6974]

As a Black woman I've noticed that when we include WOC in the beauty standard its not that diverse. Often we just end up including women that are closer to Eurocentric standards, Beyonce and Aishwarya Rai come to mind. We just venerate the next closest ideal to European beauty.

[@theprettypaw4615]

As a white woman I just try to see it as a step closer. It’s not great but baby steps seem like the only way, which is really too bad since I’m just waiting to smash racism, homophobia, and of course the patriarchy.

[@rani.andretti]

Yup, that's why the concept of POC is bullsh*t. Because people put everything other than white into this umbrella category. It's just as problematic as the one drop rule concept, and it's another way to overlook black people. Just say black people if that's who you're talking about!

[@rani.andretti]

@@theprettypaw4615 it's not a step closer at all. It's many steps back, in fact. POC is basically white people saying "everyone other than us", and that overlooks the fact that everyone else is not a group that goes through the same things and has the same issues/necessities. It's very bad and it's akin to people saying "I don't see color". Well, you might not see it, but we certainly feel it!

[@olbiomoiros]

What’s woc and poc ?

[@harie2297]

@@olbiomoiros woman of color and people of color

[@linseyspolidoro5122]

I think it’s strange that things like knitting, crochet, weaving, etc. are also not seen as art. I’m probably biased because I love all of those things and know how difficult it is to learn but for example look at some of the patterns of Selbu mittens, they can be incredibly intricate or extremely simple. I found one website where this one woman had cataloged all the patterns of Selbu mittens from a museum in Norway and charted them out so the traditional patterns would be available for free.

[@KristenLeo]

Yes! Art forms that were predominantly taken up by women were seen as crafts and not sophisticated enough to be art which is definitely bs 🙄

[@annahaug2034]

I totally agree! I think knitting, crocheting etc. is like painting with string. I'm from Norway and I've looked at quite a bit of knitting patterns and many of them seem extremely intricate

[@barbarareichart267]

Crocheting has even helped in breakthroughs in mathematics. A professor used it to visualize hyperbolic planea. Something that has not been done before. What else are we missing out on, because we dismiss the more “female” art forms?

[@user-qf4xw1ov4y]

Thank god some things seem to be changing: I've recently visited a gallery exposing both contemporary and historical artworks, and you could find carpets, textiles, clothes (most of them where crochet!). I loved it! I am part Iranian and I wish I'll be an artist one day, and textiles, calligraphy and rug making are arts I look up to every single day! I believe what led us to elevate painting as an art form is both 1) the intrinsic value of its inutility, and 2) Eurocentric history. In Europe these art forms were less impressive than the Asian and African counterpart therefore it was not displayed

[@alejandraayala8815]

Reminds me of the high cuisine situation. A male dominated environment when It's art, but if it's a domestic setting then it's just a "womanly chore" with no merit to it other than how well you adapt to your familiy's tastes .

[@AshTanya]

Omg what you said at 8:30 about laughter at the expense of women is so similar to what we see now with men on tik tok wearing bad wigs to make fun of teens girls and women. its often so annoying and they repeat the same tired misogynistic "jokes"

[@KristenLeo]

IT’S BEEN 2000 YEARS AND WE HAVE NOT CHANGED 💀

[@DerpGear]

Yeahhhh. It's a form of oppression. If we're portrayed as stupid or silly then what we have to say doesn't matter. We're a joke. If we're angry then we're just angry bitches, and again, what we have to say doesn't matter.

[@Littlebird767]

This also reminded me of minstrel shows in the US! Black face was (and still is) almost always used to make fun of Black people.

[@alicepatten8888]

Men can’t make humour or jokes without the expense of women.

[@lasofi5510]

Yes Is like wtf do u have a life!?

[@Alyumin]

The fact that I took art history in school for like 6 years and no one ever told me that prehistoric cave paintings were mostly made by women, makes me so sad. I was always told they were made by "prehistoric man".

[@eurydice7086]

The thing you’ve said about not relating to art done by men struck a chord. When I was young I used to love cartoons aimed at girls but I never saw any of the boys my age watch it and the shows were always made fun of. I didn’t like shows aimed at guys that much and it was seen as me having bad taste. When I got older I got into marvel movies but guys see that as girls looking for male attention. I remember having a conversation with my friend about why it is that when girls masculine art it’s cool but when guys like feminine art or characters they are made fun of. It took me years to realize that that was because femininity is looked down upon in our society. Today the art I consume is mostly from female digital artists on Instagram, and women in music. Songs written by women are so much easier to relate to. Another type of art I consume is anime and while its really good, most shows are about the stories of male characters. Some shows don’t fall into this trap but it almost seems like male authors do not know how to write dimensional female characters that go beyond a trope. Thank you for making this video!

[@destroyraiden]

There is also the problem women have no idea what they want because they've never been asked & never had the option to consider it before. I got asked directly by a male video gamer because I am a video gamer myself what do YOU want in a game? It took most my life to figure out I want female lead games but his question was asking plots, character arcs, and level of violence, and how even the game itself was constructed what would I like? I'd been critiquing games since the internet and finally put it all together so now I'm far more informed about what I like and don't and how games should be tweaked to entertain me and for me to be immersed into them this unfortunately has the side effect of I'm dumped into the SJWs coming to ruin their games when infact they've been my games since I was 6 years old I'm making them better for me which goes against in some ways what the males consider best for them. So It's going to take women actually being told not only do you have opinions you've been hiding you can voice them and think on how would you both improve this item and you need to uncover what you'd like to see and that can take years to figure out as most things are geared towards men on all fronts so you literally have to battle with brainwashing to understand do you really like it or have you just settled because you thought you had no voice or power available?

[@camilanavarro896]

Tbh most anime contains very mysoginistic tropes (the fanservice, lolis, harems, and the male protagonist ALWAYS tripping over a woman and accidentally grabbing her breasts), and again, it’s because most of the popular animes are directed by men. That’s why I really like josei anime, you can really tell the difference between woman led projects and most other anime (even in the way the characters are drawn). My favorite anime director and mangaka is Riyoko Ikeda (Rose of Versailles) but her work is from the 70s so the animation is quite outdated. A more recent example is the goddess Ai Yazawa (Nana, Paradise Kiss), she captures womanhood so well in her series. If you prefer adventure anime you need to check out Sayo Yamamoto’s stuff, specially Michiko to Hatchin, the protagonist is even a WOC!

[@tojatojatoja]

Plus size women are forgoten in movies. Plus size women usually are a funny friend.

[@shpenatka]

And when tey're finally the protagonist, being plus size becomes their one and only personality trait and huge part their story! I'm so sick of it.

[@pratikshyamohapatra]

So true.. We have watching these rom coms since childhood without even realizing how sexist those are..

[@jandrashriker5861]

Anything Plus size shouldn't be remembered

[@raapyna8544]

@@jandrashriker5861 People are different sizes and matter regardless of their size. There should be movies about normal-looking people whose lives are about something else than their size or looks, (for example love, career, friendship, making the world better) but side-characters might make irrelevant comments about it - like in real life. I'm not asking for movies to be praising people for being big. I'm asking for movies that treat big people like people.

[@jandrashriker5861]

@@raapyna8544 tbh normalisation of people being 'big' is questionable. Like how would you define the concept of being "big"? Like in "Tall Girl" kind of big? Because if we have to be honest the "big" you are referring to is Obese. And I really do not think we should normalise that aspect. I would support a more normalised form of body shape (you know like normal body type like a little overweight). But nah, I can't support obesity. People justify that shit to eat themselves up to 500~600 pounds and that is unhealthy as shit.

[@mxar2074]

Something that really infuriates me is that even as teenagers, girls who paint/ draw/ read etc are seen as basic while boys with the same interests are put on a pedestal as these "intellectual artistic geniuses". They always get praise for doing the bare minimum.

[@oliviac295]

Girls are always made fun of for ‘thinking they can sing when they can’t’ or basically having any confidence in their abilities. But you literally can’t get better at singing/anything unless you actually do it, and it sucks that people get shamed out of pursuing these hobbies. However I’ve found as a singer that it isn’t necessarily easy for boys to get into performing either, because music is considered an emotional, sensitive, ‘feminine’ interest, but at the same time they get more praise for doing the same thing that a girl would do

[@monimo2]

There are parallel scenes from Suicide Squad and Birds of Prey which greatly demonstrate the difference between male and female directing. The male directors sexualized Harley Quinn in a very sexist manner & dumbed down her character

[@lapillus2344]

For my art history class in high school, we barely covered women artists, which is what I was the most excited about. I learned more about women artists from my French class than my actual art history class.

[@maconnesson]

🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵

[@TTTups]

it's outrageous the first time a woman's name as the artist in my art history textbook was mention was near the end of the second thome, around constructivism or neoplasticism i got literally jumping of excitement when i saw a woman's name mention with important baroque artists our professor did what she could i guess but i don't think she knows a lot of female artists from before 20th centure either fucking ridiculous

[@sky-pm7qc]

I finished a fine arts degree last year and in the 4 years I spent there we barely covered female artists, we talked about some while studying contemporary art, specifically when talking about feminist art but those topics took like 1 class in the curriculum, there was just a lot more focus on male artists.

[@albaproctor769]

Same here in Spain! I’m currently coursing my last year of art baccalaureate and women artists are hardly mentioned or studied.

[@shpenatka]

When I was in highschool, I simply thought that female artists didn't exist until the 20th century lol. Art history textbooks are usually written by men and these subjects are also taught by them, there's usually no woman involved in the process. It's not like female artists didn't exist, they just willingly decided to not let them in, to not involve them in the history - which caused me, a female art student, to feel like as a woman, I have no chance to become a succesful or known artist, because literally every single male classmate has more chances of becoming more succesful than me simply because he's a male and thus he's taken more seriously, not necessarily because he's "better at art" than me. Female artist DID, DO and WILL EXIST. Ever since I've started studying at art uni, I'm introduced to more female artists throughout history and I'm so glad that things are changing, that we're finally allowed to "enter the room". It's still not much and I'm still not satisfied, but I hope people few generations after us will finally learn about the true side of the artworld, not just the men's side.

[@beatrizvolpe4371]

As someone from Latin America, I completely feel what you said about thinking that you'd have to exist in the United States to matter because most media we consume come from there (also, it pisses me off that people from the US are referred to as "Americans" while people from any other American country are not). I think almost everyone here has this constant feeling of being less than compared to the US or Europe and it is a hard feeling to unlearn.

[@theentirepopulationofaustr6046]

When I was a very small population I always assumed I would move to New York when I grew up, because what was the point of living anywhere else? New York, or sometimes California was the only place I ever heard about, and they just seemed like the centre of the universe. I had the feeling that my life or achievements wouldn't be as important or recognised if I didn't move, that New York was the only place to make it big. I got over my grandiose teenage ideas, and I'm happy living an obscure life in a small country now. I've never been to the US, and I'm never going to the US, so now it just seems like this fictional world that 70% of my news comes from. So I guess the US has always been mythological for me, I've just moved to treating it like one. Sorry for the long post, your comment really resonated!

[@pao1erin2]

Siento que se ve mucho en el discurso que hay de tener que huir de latinoamerica, aunque sea en broma el decir cosas como conseguirte pareja con pasaporte europeo o gringo, habla de que vemos como menos al lugar en donde nacimos y por extension a nosotros

[@alejandraayala8815]

I feel you, It's hard to be proud of your country when It's portrayed in the media as hell on earth were people are either heathens or spicy women, specially when most media we consume comes from either the UK or the US. There's plenty to be proud about in every country, we just have to focus on ourselves and stop comparing with a nation that looks down on every and anything that comes out of ours if it's not for their viewing pleasure or to fulfill their notion of being the best of the best among everyone else.

[@fm9473]

@@theentirepopulationofaustr6046 Same thoughhh like the US doesnt feel real to me because the culture is so different from my country and the movies protray it in such a grandiose way that I had to break out of. I learned to see reality that its not a perfect country and has its own flaws like anywhere else in the world. Its a really alienating feeling when you dont see yourself anywhere in media at all, like you dont even exist. What little I see of people like me in media is largely in a negative or very stereotypical light and lacks any resembalance to what people like me experience AT ALL. Sorry this has been bothering me for a long time tbh

[@lika2026]

i am brazilian. n this is totally true, normally Brazil doesn’t even is shown in the US media. and when it is shown there are only stereotypes, as if we just played football, danced samba and walked without clothes on the street (yes, there are people who think that)

[@joyruppert4710]

I'm a nude model, mainly posing for what most people would consider artistic nudes. Mostly photography. The way my colleagues and I are often treated as sidekicks. Who don't know how photography works. Who should just throw away all say over what happens to the final products. Like, my job is basically to be mansplained by photographers on the regular even if I have years more experience in the job than some of them. And the thing is, we models make up a huge chunk of the final image. Not just with our likeness, but with our posing/acting skills, our creativity. The way we understand how light works and how to use the angles of our bodies. The image would be nowhere without us! Of course, "not all photographers". A huge portion of them is lovely. But we have ways to go in the art industry still!

[@analaginhas4474]

Hi, I was reading through the comments and I'm actually looking for a model! How can I contact you? I'm a female artist btw ☺️

[@joyruppert4710]

@@analaginhas4474 Hey! You can find me on IG. @joy_draiki

[@glendybeatriz714]

@@analaginhas4474 same!!!!!! @glendybeatriz i want her to make a video on the modeling world/ which is also a bit of acting

[@f2004-d8q]

'nude model' one word : disgusting do you know jordan peterson ? their are two amazing inteviews : 1- with cathy newman 2 - camile paglia. ( with jordan) also search on google : 17 women for one man . that"s hypegamy.

[@Squiggle218]

I really appreciate hearing from a non US/UK based creator talking about how if you are not living in those countries basically your media will never receive recognition or grander monetary value. I too grew up watching stories about people from a country far away from mine and somehow seeing that as the default

[@littlelizzzard]

I actually wrote a paper about this issue. It's about the fact that we only see female characters that are written by men (you can fact check but I think only around 8% of female characters are written or directed by actual woman). This creates several generations that has watched stereotypical female characters that were actually created by men. We are unavoidably effected by this, especially when we're young, because we don't really know our own identity yet and are very easily influenced. We begin to mold ourselves like the stereotypes that we see on tv, and begin to shape our identity to fit this ideal, man made woman. Anyways it goes more in depth but that's the premise. Very interesting the topic though, and very important indeed. I love the new background btw Edit: after reading my own paper again I'm sorry to inform it's actually 15 % instead of 8%, I'm very sorry for the misinformation, but it's been more than a year since I wrote it 😅 still way lower then it should be tho...

[@KristenLeo]

Oh wow I actually didn’t expect that number to be so low 😬 that’s insane, thank you for sharing this!

[@DiMagnolia]

I would love to read your paper on this if you’re open to sharing!

[@ΑρτεμισίαΠλοκαμίδου]

Is your paper available online? I would love to take a look at it!

[@nebula1oftheseven488]

Yes if the work is public please share where we can find it

[@littlelizzzard]

It was written for one of my art classes, we had a limit of around 15 page's so I couldn't go as in depth as I would've wanted to but it was a very interesting topic and I had a lot of fun researching it. It however made me very angry at men for turning this beautiful industry into something so cheap and superficial all for monetary gain

[@nikanh9946]

I definitely want to hear your theories on why straight men hate women since this is something that’s been baffling me.

[@DiMagnolia]

SAME. I’m so curious.

[@marschruschrybul6247]

I'm not an expert on psychology by any means, but from what I've read and witnessed, having an abusive mother and/or witnessing your mother abused by the men in her life can have a big impact on the image kids/men form about specific genders and gender roles and how they feel about them. Resenting all women because the relationship with their mother was strained is not all that uncommon of a phenomenon.

[@slotheatworld]

Weird you said straight men. I know gay men who do nothing but put women down.

[@nikanh9946]

@@slotheatworld that’s true, but in the video she specifically said straight men so that’s why I was wondering. My reasoning for some gay men putting down women is because they might have their own insecurities. It doesn’t make it OK but it makes sense psychologically.

[@evicaf4e]

@@slotheatworld true and it is so weird because females helped a lot the LGBTQ+ comunity fight against the stigmatization.

[@alpbakal369]

I fuck*ng adore what this channel has turned into!! sending my love and support!

[@KristenLeo]

Waaah thank you 😭💗

[@odette4253]

ikr!!

[@ilerifirat]

Yess 🤓 and so well thought and produced too, appreciate the enthusiasm and effort

[@rosacinelli5273]

me too!!

[@muovipussi333]

As a queer woman I'm TIRED of lesbian romance movies (written by men usually) where at least one of them always cheats, leaves and/or dies. If that doesn't happen then they just can't be together because of homophobia. I'm not saying it's wrong to tell tragic queer stories but when it's pretty much the only thing you're able to find that kind of sucks.

[@KristenLeo]

👏👏👏

[@thetwilightzone2403]

I agree especially when people say that movies like “Blue is the Warmest Color” is good. That movie is barely memorable but alot of people probably like it because: 1. the sex scene(s) and 2.its one of the few lesbian films.

[@cyanobacteria2.0]

Lol I got you covered. I'm lesbian myself and I'm writing a book series not movies though but I might consider it. But I'm mainly creating literature that specifically includes all female characters exclusively and having the diverse set characters in terms of appearance. Yeah I know having all female characters sounds unrealistic but then again this is fiction writing and I can explore with concepts not based in reality. And of course some of these female characters have romantic subplots. Also these stories aren't primarily tragic and these characters who are in romantic/platonic relationships do not pass away although like with any character they do face some conflicts mainly internal rather than external. But the fundamentals of their realtionships that I'm writing are healthy, mutualistic, communicative and compassionate not to say that it's perfect all the time either but I'm really striving to portray and depict the multidimensionality of these romantic connections between two females or more. I know this sounds crazy but what you brought up in your comment really sparked my attention.

[@rllvet]

OMG PREMINGER STAN OMG SAME

[@pleasedontbiteme1117]

Thats how I view Black movies in America. I'm tired of the struggle love, gang, poverty, trauma bonding movies, like enough already!! I just want to be represented in a normal way, living a normal life where my problems don't revolve around racism, poverty, or trauma

[@2abrielle]

You should read about the product Pinky Gloves in Germany. Two cis-men went to Shark Tank and got an investion by another cis-man. Their product: Pink gloves, which women can use to 1. get their tampons out 2. wrap it.into the glove and throw it in the bin and 3. with another glove putting a new tampon in. They became "inspired" by witnessing the smell and not wanting to see the tampon inside of a bin in their flat with female housemates. Well, they received a huge backlash especially because years ago two women from aiioa (i guess) who created women's underwear for menstruation, were slammed down by the investors because it's just a "niche" product, a women's product....this whole thing is soooko infuriating

[@am_bam_iii6]

When you suggested the woman tied to a chair use emotional intelligence instead of brut force it kinda blew my mind. I'm so used to seeing women written/scripted by other men I didn't even notice how women's strong suits aren't really represented and when women are powerful its typically in a man-power kind of way.

[@LaurenSchwartzbard]

I'm on my way to being a female filmmaker and director!!!!

[@EleniBelle]

Yes sis!! We've been waiting for you! ❤️

[@leviackerman210]

Queen!👑❤️

[@eyitsyaboi4527]

Good luck i wish you the best 😊🤗

[@kaamn1829]

I can't wait to see you succeed!

[@casir.7407]

i wish only the best for you!!!!!

[@rebeccacaroe7111]

I feel you on declining of tolerance for patriarchal tropes; I used to watch anime religiously (yeah I'm a weeb) and I would just ignore or block out these common "gags" that exploit women (ie exploding clothes. yes. really.) or cringey dialogue that was obviously written by a man whom has never actually listened to a woman in their life , but I just can't anymore. It takes me out of the story and pisses me off. We need more female creators in all forms of media, but we also need men who can emphasize? with others? maybe? idk how that's so hard honestly... Also, yes, you are an artist, bitch. And you're craft just keeps getting better and better; I look forward to your next œuvre révolutionnaire~

[@rebeccacaroe7111]

@@Andykyoshi GO.OFF.FAM. 100% everything you said I'm sooooo tired of balloon titties and dull female characters with a single personality trait or interesting characters degraded constantly for the male gaze! Thank god for fruits basket and demon slayer rn or I'd rage quit honestly

[@filifilippou4248]

Omg yes!!! I remember watching high school of the dead! as a teen ,because i Love watching zombie movies and everything But The girls were sexualised so much?!?! Even just the Intro..... It really annoyed me...like it was nearly Pornographic sometimes tbh.

[@filifilippou4248]

Do you know if there Is a list? About these sexist animes so i can steer clear of those?🤔

[@specimenzero9337]

You guys realize there's a name for that right? It's called "fan-service", and it goes both ways

[@slybitch3755]

@@specimenzero9337 I've been watching anime for 10+ years and I can count on one hand in how many animes I've seen fan service from males lmao

[@HitomiMochizuki222]

I have learned so much from you Kristen. I’m having so many of these realizations and doing a lot of reconditioning around this in my own life. You share so eloquently about your own experience and history itself. Thank you!!!

[@_-lydia-_8175]

I love your channel! 💓🥰 I agree Kristen has always put so much work into her videos and I feel so appreciative to of found her when I was younger. Thanks to her I have so much more understanding of the world and the women of the world. 🌷🍓💓☺⚘

[@f2004-d8q]

do you know jordan peterson ? their are two amazing inteviews : 1- with cathy newman 2 - camile paglia. ( with jordan) also search on google : 17 women for one man . that"s hypegamy. you will learn much more in other places .

[@leonawada]

The amount of research and footage searching that you do is amazing - thank you for enlightening us always 💗💗

[@KristenLeo]

🤗🤗🤗💗

[@rat-in-the-void]

Now I really need the story of Ariel and Ursula as cottagecore cat ladies who, according to historians, were best friends

[@KristenLeo]

SAME

[@haileyrivera3052]

I love how respectfully you discussed this topic it’s so upsetting how women are treated in society throughout the years

[@JesM94]

i started watching (almost exclusively) korean dramas about 2 years ago and only realised last month that almost 90% of the writers are women. this doesn't make them perfect but it finally made sense to me why i couldn't keep interest othe shows that are popular.

[@KristenLeo]

🤯🤯🤯 this is my sign that I need to get into kdramas

[@esg721]

@@KristenLeo saameee

[@dongysakura418]

kdramas can be toxic tho. Kinda one of the reasons I took a break

[@thetruth830]

@@dongysakura418 Yes but the newer ones are defnitely much better, once again because more and more of the writers are women.

[@janedesert9110]

I studied "Musikwissenschaften" in Munich for 4 semesters and this field is so dominated by men, I did not have one female professor or teacher. This one old male professor told "jokes" mocking women every week in class and nobody said anything..it was totally accepted (with me and my female colleagues only rolling our eyes, because we knew if we said anything, it would be considered "overreacting") Later I worked in a female only fitness studio and had only female coworkers and for the first time I realized how life must be for men. because if there was ever an issue with coworkers or costumers (ALL WOMEN) I knew it was not because I was a woman, but ANYTHING else! (at least, it felt like it and I miss it sometimes...)

[@mayamatusevitch7230]

Kristen you really OUTDID yourself in this one holy fuck!!! It's SO well produced, I didn't even realize this was 40 minutes long

[@KristenLeo]

😭💗💗💗 thank youuu

[@Lavrnjaa]

I’m an “artist” (too big a word for me lol) and I adore the Old Masters. However, it makes me sad knowing a woman’s art will never be as revered and respected as a man’s. Not that women artists CANT be famous, but the biggest, most groundbreaking movements in art that we study today entirely ignore women. I love love love the Old Masters but that is one thing I’ll always feel a bit empty inside about.

[@AnnaNeedsHelp]

You should look and research 'Artemisia Gentileschi'- she's a really good Italian painter from the 16th century and her work focused on defying gender norms.

[@vandavirga1353]

I woke up today thinking: I hope Kristen uploads a new video, I want to be angry at men.

[@KristenLeo]

It’s my life’s mission😂

[@rishikapaul4740]

It's okay if you do. There are many women who are practicing this thing.

[@vandavirga1353]

@@rishikapaul4740 Thank you for confirming!

[@ggraverobber]

You're pathetic. Redirect your anger on something else and stop trying to seem cool and quirky. Because you're definitely not that.

[@dongysakura418]

@@ggraverobber it was sarcasm.

[@LeeyaMakesNoise]

Honestly Im also tired of falling in love with male artists only to find out that they are abusive a-holes in real life. I don't believe you can separate the art from the artist, especially if they are still alive. Them being celebrated still allows them the power to continue to abuse folks.

[@DerpGear]

UGHHHHHHH! I'm so sick of the patriarchy and I'm so sick of being talked to like i'm a "man hater" or "crazy feminist" everytime I complain or speak about these tropes.

[@DerpGear]

@aleagria03 I disagree and you have no idea what other people are going through to not be able to recite a definition for you on the spot. It doesn't invalidate the oppression that women FEEL and experience regardless of being able to define why.

[@nadineehab8834]

@aleagria03 a mindset that is shoved down our throats from everyone around us that limits our abilities and knowelge, it normalizes our exploitation. it is something that is lived through and experinced

[@Mimi-py8mf]

@aleagria03 partiarchy is my dad who complains on a daily basis about how a victim and oppressed he is by me and my mom. Fiy: my mom takes care of the house, cooks, cleans, my dad does absolutely nothing. He doesn't work either. He's really aggressive while my mom always tried to be positive and make him happy. He never showed any love to me or my mom cause that would make him a pussy. And trust me, this is just the tip of the iceberg just in my situation in a rich western country. You can freaking bet I'm a feminist and I'm fighting everyday

[@andresgarza8511]

Depends how you say it. It’s all a matter of communication

[@rasberrywitch]

No, it's just the fact that people have become comfortable and brainwashed with these tropes that they don't like ppl standing up to them, no matter how u put it

[@combjelli3]

I am currently studying game design and a lot of criticism I get (I only have male teachers) is that my characters are ''too cute' or that I only draw pretty girls, which actually is not true at all (my characters are pretty diverse). But then my male classmates never get this kind of criticism for only ever drawing male characters, it really grinds my gears.

[@fiens914]

I can relate, I studied VFX and 3D (with focus on character design) and one of my teacher literally told me to 'add more testosterone' when creating a 'game of thrones like building' for an assignment. Also none of the other assignments were feminine. And if we had to draw girl characters, they told me to 'give her hotpants' (when making a 'mad max-ish' assignment) or she had to be super pretty, but the male characters had to be 'rough' and 'older' and 'more characteristic' if you wanted good grades. It really is so annoying when they only focus on male and masculine assignments...

[@olivialuvzyu]

@@fiens914 and frog kid please dont stop fck the grades, fck the teachers, do not stop your showing style and creative expression. Your work will be so gladly appreciated in the end.

[@fiens914]

@@olivialuvzyu Don't worry I graduated and now am doing what I like in the style I like. Thank you for the motivation tho 😊

[@lilian4901]

People are always saying how men are better at mastering one thing and that's why the best chefs in the world are men, etc and it's the first time that I 'm thinking that just maybe women that are great chefs for example, never had the chance to prove how good they are or get the recognition they deserve. How many great women must have been burried by society that never had the chance to be recognized.

[@koirasikin]

I haven't watched the whole video, idk if this is mentioned in the video but I just need to let this out: I feel like in art there is the emphasis that women should appreciate art made by men, whether it's literature, music, movies... but that never goes the other way around. How many (straight) men you know are huge fans of female music artists? How many say that a book written by a woman, esp from a perspective of a woman, is their favourite book? Even J.K. Rowling (even if we don't support her transphobic shit) was afraid to put her first name on the cover of Harry Potter books since the books were first meant for male audience and "teenage boys wouldn't read a book written by a woman".

[@RoxyWinx786]

this is so true. if you don't appreciate art made by men or aimed at men you "don't have taste", but it's definitely the other way around for art made by/for women. sometimes i think this is subconscious but one time i've actually had a man outright tell me he never listens to music made by women and he was dead serious, and he didn't say it nonchalantly as in he just doesn't happen to, more in a way "i don't, and i refuse to, i never will". i was too stunned to ask why, i wish i had, i just couldn't believe that someone thinks that way??

[@dulcierobertson7828]

So glad you mentioned Django Unchained, that film is amazingly exploitative and you almost never hear anyone call it out

[@hollyjo2188]

Omg!! I did a History degree in the UK and we had a whole ass debate question about whether we should give back stolen artefacts... like should that be a question?? History education in the UK has such a long way to go. Also can confirm the British Museum is shit, it's just a nice building lol. Love this video and your new content Kristen!!

[@DiMagnolia]

How can anyone argue against it??? That’s so selfish

[@leonormozo1060]

I have studied archaeology and am now doing conservation and I had the same experience. Usually the arguments against returning the objects centre around the objects being well taken care off at the BM. But the truth is that the Parthenon Marbles have suffered quite a bit from the general air pollution in London and the invasive treatments used to combat it (this does not happen anymore, but it did in the 19th and first half of the 20th centuries and now people are not aware of it anymore). Right now, and especially considering the improvements it has had in the last few years, the National Archaeological Museum in Athens would do an amazing job taking care of them, so the argument is just absurd. So yeah, it's just selfish. (Also may I say how desperate I am to visit the NAM at Athens, like can this whole thing end and I get the money to go to Greece thanks x)

[@emiliap617]

“Ancient incel” had me dying😂💀

[@andressabatorirocha4702]

A woman only has the right to exist in art/movies/books trough the male gaze. As the years pass by, patriarchy has gotten me fed up with it too. I'm glad I found this channel. And you are not bitter, you are just being reasonable. 🙃

[@TheStitchess]

I had to study those cave drawings so much in art appreciation and yet this is STILL the first time I’m hearing that the majority of them were painted by women... The art world is so infuriating sometimes 🥲 ...all of the time....

[@janesun3701]

holy shit this is so well produced

[@pratikshyamohapatra]

Women mind is more Creative and artistic.. Its a core feminine trait.. But fortunately india has witnessed so many incredible Ancient Indian goddesses princesses and yoginis ... Ancient india is far more liberated and advanced than now, unfortunately...

[@rishikapaul4740]

Especially the Early Vedic Period women in Indian history was a golden period for women because in that era, women have created a niche for themselves which can be inspiring for post-modern feminists I guess. Despite having such a glorious past, Medieval period for women was disastorous where evil practices like Sati, Child Marriage, Gauridaan, Kuli Marriage, Purdha System and the like were prevalent.

[@mcgil8891]

Definitely. Kali, Durga, Chamundi, etc are feminist icons TBH. And ardhanareshwar literally proved men and women are equal millennias ago

[@pratikshyamohapatra]

@@mcgil8891 accuracy 100%.. So true sis... Ardhanariswar form of shiva represents feminine masculine both dimensions exist in both men and women... Theres a feminine in every men also masculine in every women.. Its the matter of situation or time which energy we need to channel..

[@mcgil8891]

@@pratikshyamohapatra exactly. Even our physical gross body is balanced with feminine and masculine energy( Ida and pingala nadis, etc)

[@f2004-d8q]

@@mcgil8891 do you know jordan peterson ? their are two amazing inteviews : 1- with cathy newman 2 - camile paglia. ( with jordan) also search on google : 17 women for one man . that"s hypegamy. man and woman are not equals and gonna talk about it

[@Liaaarose]

Can’t express how much I love this video. Personally I want to be a screenwriter and as a gay black woman I hope I can get story’s and messages out there in my form of art which I want it to be film while not trying to bring any black pain or other sort of pain in shows. I want to show queer people in kids shows and woman as superhero’s and black people as love interests. I don’t know where I was going with this but I love your videos❤️

[@KristenLeo]

🥺 I hope I get to watch your work one day! 💗💗💗

[@KristenLeo]

Asap actually! 😅

[@dongysakura418]

awesome. is there a way to follow/support you?

[@kathj2972]

I can't wait to see all the art you make in the future

[@nonalolagirl]

Going to art school and only learning about white male artists and knowing as a Black woman, I could never get that sort of notice, let alone afford the freedom to create my art, and if by some stroke of luck I was able to afford to create it, no one would respect it. At my senior art show, no one came to look at my art, well one lone soul did. Of course my art classes and my senior class was full of women, white women and their rooms were all full of people admiring their art. I was the only WOC. All of these art schools were primarily female dominated, which was actually nice, so the problem clearly wasn't getting women out there to create art or participate, the problem was that the elites of society only respected the POV of men. Society only wants to see what men are creating. Even as a woman, I often find myself looking up to my favorite male artists, but I know that's because women are harder to find, especially women like me, though I do look. The men in my school were primarily in the crafts (furniture making and design) and other high earning art fields, such as film making, various types of design, and illustration. Halfway through art school, it just became so very evident the reality of the situation. Men were awarded for doing art. Women were demeaned. Men were offered the high skilled training and residencies--those major offerings have branched out to South American and East Asian men so that's good and well. But it was still rare to see women. Women were asked to teach a kids arts and crafts lessons despite being a trained fine artist. Men had the salaries to afford the best studios and travel to the best locations. Women couldn't keep up in that regard, especially if they chose to have children. Almost all of the women who graduated with me in the Fine Arts class at my school went on to do absolutely nothing with art. A few sell some things on Etsy but it's clear the stats are low on success rates for female artists. I see all of those art residencies and juried shows/contests and they only select men until once in a blue moon you see a big award for a female artist. But then it comes with impossible stipulations and very little living funds. To be a successful female artist in modern times, one must come from an affluent family or middle class lifestyle. One must create abstract art. One must wait to have children or have a husband willing to support her while she works. And of course be white. Even with all of that, I recognize the challenges that all women face in a society that doesn't respect us, not only as creatives, but as consumers.

[@KristenLeo]

Thank you so much for sharing your personal experience as an artist, it’s sad to hear you confirm that art is gatekept by wealthy white men. Art shapes our perception of the world and helps us imagine the future and it’s clear that they don’t want anyone different from themselves to shape a future that doesn’t serve them.

[@JennhasADHD]

Some European Museums literally have some of my ancestors skulls on display as a "point of interest"...... it's disgusting.

[@KristenLeo]

Wtf????

[@JennhasADHD]

@@KristenLeo look up Mokomokai

[@JennhasADHD]

@@KristenLeo My people have been fighting a long time to have them returned

[@a.a.6789]

@@JennhasADHD Fam last year I learned about the Algerian independence fighters skulls in France and another one of an anti-Napoleon Syrian guy I think??? Crazy stuff... And the guy that made the museum that houses them was anti-fascist too but wanted to show non-French people their "place" with French people. (elites really)

[@SoniaSae]

The vatican as well has so many art stolen. I was shocked in horror when i went there with a school trip

[@douloureux.]

I also feel like the shift in beauty ideals is often very sexualized and indeed fetishized. For example the big butt/big boob trend. Obviously women are free to choose and represent themselves as they like but it’s zoomed in so much on 1 specific feature and through the male gaze that the progress is immediately ‘lost’

[@Thumin]

I was vibing with this video and then got SHOOK to see myself pop up in it at 28:32!! I loved this video and to see myself pop up made me super giddy 😳😳😳💖💖💖

[@dipuggle833]

Omg hi Queen:DDDDD

[@anthonyfox585]

@Thumin omg hey I love you I've been watching your videos for like literally forever

[@PhilfreezeCH]

I recently tried to explicitly watch some "for women" anime (to get a better graps of what my sister likes) and what I noticed immediately is that even the most popular shows seemingly have a tiny budget. This leads to a worse animation quality (or at least not as good as it could be with more money) and therefore makes it even less likely for men to watch these shows, since they already get all the fancy big budget shows anyway. I wonder if this is the same in other media, my guess would be that most "for women" content has to make due with a smaller budget than a similar "for men" project.

[@billybee9659]

As a Canadian, I can totally relate to your desire when you were young to live in America. American media dominates Canadian media entirely, and I felt like in order to have a successful and exciting life, I would have to live somewhere like Los Angeles or New York. Nothing in my own country was glamorous enough, or glorified. You were never successful -- especially as an artist or entertainer -- unless you were successful in the good ol' USA. Glad I got over that thinking.

[@gingermaniac5484]

YES honestly? Canadas closest contender is quebec but even they dont want anything to do with us lol

[@ccb4927]

I'm two minutes in and already amazed by the work you put into this. The research, the cinematography, your voice, your outfit, it is all perfection!

[@laurasantisteban9436]

Yo amo, amo, esta mujer siempre dándonos contenido de calidad.

[@sarahrivera780]

uf enserio, cada vez más elocuente y creativa 💕

[@DiMagnolia]

Me encanta ver sus videos, siempre aprendo mucho

[@xxxxgth]

Es muy súper interesante, me encanta

[@AliceCappelle]

Loved the video and I totally agree with you, I don't know if it's because we're having more conversations around the male gaze, internalized misogyny, but I have so many "who wrote/directed that? I bet it's a man" moments these days 😂

[@TheeSkyTurnsGreen]

I work part time at a kindergarten on the side of my studies and I found it so refreshing when these little 4 year old kids, while we were having a chat about parents were like "Or you can have two mummies" and then another one chimmed in and said "or two daddies" and for them it was completely normal

[@crystalcastillo7575]

That last part where you talked about becoming a better person b/c of online creators is so true for me as well. Ive been watching more and more video essays in the past year (particularly made by women) & I feel like my empathy & just overall attitude towards people & myself (self esteem wise, since my brain truly gains a-lot of knowledge and insight into society overall) has improved. I'm grateful to have been more exposed to more women making art. And this video perfectly encapsulated how I feel as well. So thank you for that & I'm super glad that I found this channel!

[@lfior]

Love the shade thrown in this video 🤩❤️ especially the one directed towards TARANTINO, if I hear about his greatness one more time I'm going to 🤢

[@mercedeskhalsa1328]

As an Asian woman I appreciate your insight and you calling it as it is! The sexualization of women of color needs to be called out! Of course all women need protection from this but honestly it affects IPOC women in a drastic way.

[@TanairiValenciaa]

"Are there more important issues out there that women face? Absolutely. Will I get demonetized if I talk about them? Certainly." powerful sentence. scary as heck as well.

[@mentalcat9529]

I would really want you to talk about japan's media obsession with women looking young, and by young i mean infantile and childish (both in appearance and in character). I watch anime a lot and in most of them the female characters are very young (usually high schoolers) and they are very sexualized. There is a fetish in japan for high school girls wearing their uniform with thights for example, and if you watch 1 anime you can see this in at least 1 charater. The idol groups, idols have to look very young and sometimes they fake their real ages, saying they are teens when they are 29. There are idol groups with strit rules, they cant have a boyfriend because if they do, they are seen as tainted and not innocent and pure. Japan has a really creepy obsession with women looking almost like a child...female that works on tv, media, and so on, always have this high pitched voice, baby talk, and even their mannerism are like a child.

[@Illlium]

Japan is a little weird in many regards, I reckon it's something to do with that country being what I would call ground zero of gender cold wars. It's not that the Japanese individually do not find the opposite sex desirable, they just refuse to admit it, let alone make the first move.

[@MariaHellerDesigns]

The beginning of this video gave me goosebumps. I rewatched it a bunch of times! As a designer and tiny business owner making handmade clothing for women, I totally agree we shout dismantle the idea that crafts aren't "real art". Textile work has always been made by women and seen as not real art, until big designers came along, stealing this field from women and "elevating" it by excluding women from it. Women handmaking clothing for their entire families all throughout history? --> Just a craft. Big name male designers making clothing? --> Real art. Same as with cooking. Women cooking for their entire families all throughout history? --> Just a menial task. Big name male chefs cooking? --> Culinary art. It seems whatever women are doing is seen as "domestic" and is taken for granted, but when men make it, it's real respectable art and real respectable business.

[@ninadjur2067]

When you said that you "rarely relate your appreciate art that is created by men", it made me so happy because I've been going through the same things for months!! I swear I can't listen to music written or sung by men anymore because I just can't stand not having a female perspective involved.

[@StabsWithPaste]

The British? Enforcing colonialism? Not wanting to believe that their empire is over? 🙀 For me one of the most damaging things was the fat coding of completely normal looking women. I was really damaged by the fact that any woman who looked anything close to my size was portrayed as either a sex object , or as disgusting.

[@KristenLeo]

BRIDGET JONES!!! 😫😫😫

[@nae4779]

i recently applied to a "highly acclaimed" art school in europe. when i entered the room to get interviewed by the board, it was made up of *you guessed it* five old white men. surprise! there was however one white woman which i found quite generous of them. they were dismissive and disrespectful and the way they asked questions about my art was very condescending. it was just about the opposite of a safe space. a few weeks later i got a rejection letter from them explaining how they thought me and my art were stereotypical and i lacked what it took to be an artist and to study art at their school. holy fuck. and to think i wasted even a second thinking about that place and wanting to go there makes me sick.

[@sebastiansaveca777]

I'm sorry they were so sucky. I bet you're art is amazing though!!! They just probably don't have the means to appreciate your talent. I hope you get to go somewhere that does and helps you grow individually and encourages it.

[@elenapv7923]

I love how you always trigger any guy who's around me when Im watching your videos🙈🙈

[@KristenLeo]

Nothing gives me more pleasure 😂

[@kosimochaosbold7544]

I do feel triggered only by the assumption I would be. Different from that, I feel like you help me open my eyes to matters that they were otherwise held shut on.

[@andreaa2546]

I work in a male dominated industry, hear how they speak down on women and think of women as less than.. I often notice when conversations arise of finance, investing, philosophy real estate etc they don’t converse with me because I’m seen as not as knowledgeable as the men or it’s men talk …being exposed to this and seeing it all around me has made me feel sad. Why are we seen as less than but often on the minds of men all the time, Over sexualized and look at as objects but we are the center of conversations, music, art, and advertisements often use women to lure consumers to buy the car the beer the perfume, the sunscreen, medicine etc but then we are often mocked ridiculed when we want to start our own companies etc and have women empowerment…but they can use us in the art movies and advertisements and capitalize off us smh..

[@opioloco2537]

babes you don't sound bitter or sour or anything, you sound reasonable for real. I know your reality I'm Albanian I know what living in a misogynistic society feels like and I'm also an artist studying fine arts in Italy and it's not as pretty as it sounds. I love this video because you're talking about a topic that needs to be more present in our conversations and I'm so used to these unfair unspoken rules that I don't realize anymore how little we're seen. Its hard to prove that we are professional and serious and even harder to prove that we are not just pretty faces. Kudos to you for making such great content and for speaking about the sad sad shallow reality we all live in but Rome wasn't built in a day but people like you and me will definitely help fasten the process. thank you for this video :)

[@symonemartinez_art7477]

I am so happy i found this video. I am currently working on a series of drawings and paintings about what it means to be a woman. This makes me so thankful for my husband he takes care of me and insists on do everything for me so i can do my art and put it out there.

[@GabrielaCarvalho-r4e]

Your video essays on social topics are everything I need hahaha, THANK YOU. I truly wish everyone in my life spoke english so that I could share your vids with them (my first language is portuguese, sending love from Brazil

[@TonPlatFavori]

On the topic of instantly recognising that a movie was written and/or directed by men, I've seen a few times scenes where women were sexually harassed (men beeping/whistling/shouting sexual remarks at women in public) - and the women in those scenes turned around and SMILED and said THANK YOU and FLIRTED with those men. WTF! No woman on planet earth would EVER!

[@minabluebirds]

ah, this was so good! I always hated Tarantino's films while strangely everyone around me seemed to love them, always so so disturbing. The amount of things you talked about here, that was such a filling video. Thank you thank you thank you Kristen!

[@zey1966]

THANK YOU for talking about these topics! I really relate to the frustration about everything being male created and male dominated. I remember complaining about the classic literature -that is always recommended to be read- being all written by men, protagonists being men etc. even when I was a child. Now considering most of the things I’ve read, watched, consumed in some way were all made by men, how can I have a perspective of myself that is not patriarchal? It makes you feel really sick that, even in your own head you can’t escape from misogyny...

[@gilliantheadventurer]

I've been studying gender in the ancient Greek and Roman worlds for the past four years and to see this sort of content on youtube is such a breath of fresh air!!! Also, bless you for pronouncing Greek names as they should be, omfg this is such a good video σας ευχαριστω!! Edit: I also love how you include nonbinary and trans folks, as well as WOC and POC. Exposure is so important, and I'm getting so sick of the cis het white man narrative. I cannot stress enough how good of a video this is! (also hell yea ariel/ursula)

[@KristenLeo]

😭💗 thank youuu

[@AshTanya]

That intro!! So beautiful

[@KristenLeo]

💗💗💗

[@christinebrandtchristensen1784]

Hi Kristen. Thank you. Thank you for bringing your very well formulated opinions to the discussion. We really need female artists, as we make up just about half of the population and definently consume more art than most men (at least that is my experience). "Until the lion leans how to write, the story will always glorify the hunter" (African proverb (I think)).

[@BeaHopes]

i wanted to add up a really big injustice to women in art. i am currently writing about this subject for my Liberal Arts Degree. You briefly mentioned Artemisia Gentileschi as an icon when talking about feminist art in the beginning of times, her being representative for the classical area, more specifically to Italy Baroque. As we all know she was raped at the age of 17 by the painter Agostino Tassi, during his trial, him being eventually set free by the Pope, and held under his ""cloak of immunity" because of his art success. Hence, her base of creativity and anger against the male agenda in her paintings. In 1997, there was a movie made based of off her life as an artist. In that movie, not only that rape wasn''t mentioned a single time, but the relationship between the two was very romanticized, portrayed as a love story. In that movie, Tassi was brought to court not because of the rape, but because he cheated on his wife with Artemisia. I personally find this issue of diminishing and discrediting the sufference of female victims as disgusting, just because the producers want to normalize an issue they have at hand, and abolish it completely, for the viewing pleasure. I just came across your videos and i am genuenly impressed by the points you make. Very straight to the core and pertinent. Keep it up. Also, as i see that you are of greek origins, maybe you could take into consideration tackling the issue of Medusa's legend, and her villanization not only in that time's society, but in our present times as well, as i see that you enjoy taking up the issue of feminism and injustice of women. I feel like she was villanized solely for female control and masking the true issue at hand, the real perpetuator being seen, once again, in a position of power. Sorry if i have any spelling mistakes or errors of vocabulary. English is not my mother language.

[@krissygaming5818]

I felt the same way about wanting to be American as a child to matter and to truly “see the world”. Now that I’m 21 I’m happy with the country I live in. Then again Australia still simps so hard for America 😂

[@tablelamp801]

the people who disagree with all that are simply uneducated..i went to art school for 7 years and this is all accurate info..that is all they teach you and then they're like " why aren't you inspiredby all that???" bitch no i am depressed is what i am. love your videos🌸

[@mlem1042]

14:28 I remember as a little girl thinking: "what music do boys listen to??? If they listen to girls' music people will think that they're girly!" That was spot on.

[@cosmic_plant]

I watched this while my zoom class was taking place in the background xD Thanks Kristen for putting into words what a lot of us think

[@maren8199]

Kristen, thank you for always putting so much dedication and hard work into your content! I love how thought-provoking your videos are; it's really great to hear someone else's oponion on these matters and gain a broader perspective! Sending love ❤️✨

[@florist7743]

I watched a movie recently called "about time", which was supposed to be a light hearted romantic comedy. But most of the jokes were made on women's expense or straight up offensive. Watch and try to spot all the cringe.

[@milesfurther4395]

The movie “he’s just not that into you” is also pretty gross. The whole message just seems to be “women have to settle but men don’t”

[@emikabrekker]

YES and everyone is praising it also. pls someone shade at this film I need this

[@florist7743]

@@emikabrekker haha I know what you mean, it's infuriating. People are eating the deception UP. But in all fairness, the music is so pretty and the actors so charming that it's tricky to see through it. But the cringe moments pile up so quickly, sooner or later someone will call it out for what it is. I think the only reason I questioned it was because I knew Domhnall and Rachel from other films so I could compare. The contrast couldn't be bigger.

[@emikabrekker]

@@florist7743 I couldn't focus those things because my class rage was gone wild already jqkjjqwsdkj he has a loving family, a pretty house across the sea anddd a home in London

[@jgr7605]

THANK YOU KRISTEN for putting this so elegantly. As an art student, I have been struggling with the frustrations around this issue pretty intensely for the last couple of years. It's like, the big thing you do, when you study the arts in university, is to LOOK AT ART. But then when most "respectable" art and pretty much all of the canon is art made by men, it just gets so tiring to me (as a woman, and a feminist). My speciality is film and it is especially bad there, to the point where I sometimes feel like, what is the point in doing this study if all we have to look at in class (and also worship, ofcourse, cause these are the aaaabsolute best films EVER) are male made films? The teachers try with their obligatory "feminist week"s but it's not enough tbh. I've come to resent the study of art in its entirety.

[@anabehnke5236]

i love this video. i always struggle to validate my own oppinion, because i often think "well, there must be some reason behind it that i just cant understand", but as you said, often the answer is quite simple and not reflective at all, but just a "passive" decision made by unreflective, conformative behaviour from priviledged people (white cis males) that never even had to overthink their position in the world.

[@isaniart]

As a feminist artist, this video was so interesting! It reminds me of a video I just watched called “Abduction as Romance” - both of you explored how art about women but made by men often sexualizes and stereotypes the female experience. We can’t see our own experiences in art, and then we start building our identities as teens around these stereotypes, or we just get frustrated by not seeing our perspectives. That’s why I love to create art that authentically represents (my) experience as a woman. Also you look absolutely stunning in this video. I love the pink scarf and pearly necklace.

[@chrysoula5226]

I am just here admiring your critical thinking/research skills everytime

[@Αλεξία-ψ1ε]

i'm half greek, and this is the first video of yours that i'm watching, and i was not expecting the greek pronounciation to be as correct as it was, wow~ υπεροχο✨✨

[@aebav5430]

I really loved your "cheesy" outro because YOU are an inspiration for my personal growth, which I am very thankful for. I would love to hear who these women are that you consider inspirational for your personal growth.

[@emmascott1274]

The sophistication I feel when watching your masterpieces of video is incredible

[@virginiacastilhos3992]

I am currently reading Silvia Federici, this is exactly the content I want right now

[@czystekurestwo]

How do your videos only get better and better?! The insights, the analysis, the language & your humour! I’m so in love and also motivated to act, I feel like I’m better equipped to address the issues in our world and for that I’m eternally grateful Kristen. I need to up my Patreon donation to you ❤️

[@AnaReadsBooks]

I've only watched like 30 seconds but I love the video already

[@KristenLeo]

😭💗

[@emmarijsman04]

this might be the best thing I have watched in a year

[@NamidaChan1]

I definitely need a list of your recommendations regarding female artists 😍

[@ericmartinez2813]

I really like your take on beauty standards for woman and white supremacy. I find as a POC that woman in my culture and race are often left out of the beauty standard, or when they are included, often fetishized. Which is really disheartening as an older brother because I don’t want my little sister to feel ugly because of her race and culture. Honestly good take on how WOC are treated.

[@marianaghatag]

BTW song at the begining is by Agnes Obel, it is called Chord Left. Just wanted to let u guys know

[@illiteratenoise]

You mention that you grew a lot as a person watching the content of women artists online; I want to second that! Thank you. You are definitely an artist and a teacher!

[@JennhasADHD]

The male gaze is my fav argue point with modern art. It's SO uninspired.