Regardless of how our personal identities and opinions align with each of these words, the male gaze is unconsciously the default language of the world in which each of us were raised.  So leaving aside the question of whether an ever expanding intersectional and opening world even needs a default view, we’d like to ask a simpler question (accepting as a given that the male gaze exists):

Shouldn’t we (of any lapping descriptors) be able to slip into other “gazes”, so to speak? And if we can, what if we all tried shifting our gazes simultaneously to an alternate gaze for this one show: The Female Gaze?

That is what this show is about: It is a show about taking one perspective (of the myriad) and using that as our lens.  As we mentioned, and as should be obvious here, the lens we are choosing is the female gaze.

That being said: This is not just a show for those identifying as women. This is a show for anyone interested in exploring the ever-widening perspectives that exist in our culture.  ANY PERSON is capable of putting themselves in the position of identifying with another’s humanity.  It’s part of what makes us great.  And when we can’t, it is one of the worst aspects of our species.

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