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The Male Gaze

Analysis of a music video -  Bon Appétit - Katy Perry This video starts off with Katy Perry being covered in plastic, it is later implied that she is, metaphorically, the 'meat' and the men that enter the room and surround her are going to 'eat' her. At this point of the video she is wearing a revealing, beige leotard. This is provocative as she is being carried around wearing only a revealing outfit the same colour as her skin.  The next section of the video sexualises Katy even more. Now representing a piece of chicken, she is being rubbed and massaged with flour by a large group of men. During this she is looking down the lens of the camera (breaking the fourth wall) and smiling. This creates the impression that she is enjoying being touched by all these men and is taking pleasure out of it. After the metaphor of Katy being 'cooked' begins to subside, she is then 'served' to a group of people at a restaurant as their main cou...