Doesn't "the male gaze" imply there are other gazes? Otherwise, wouldn't it just be "the gaze"(as Sartre originally theorized) Also, feminism is a big enough f

Doesn't "the male gaze" imply there are other gazes? Otherwise, wouldn't it just be "the gaze"(as Sartre originally theorized) Also, feminism is a big enough field that you can certainly find a feminist who supports your viewpoints, whatever they may be. Pointing to two people who support your viewpoint doesn't mean that the matter is settled - I could point to probably a hundred feminist authors who firmly believe in the male gaze. Personally, "the male gaze" seems more of western female problem than a western male problem. Studies have shown that even anticipating that someone may look at you can increase feelings of objectification and negative mental states. I don't really know what can be done from a male's perspective if a woman may make herself feel bad by merely knowing that a man may possibly eventually look at her.