From the very beginning of civilization, women were depicted as an object of sexual pleasure for men. Berger reflects on this idea on his second episode of “The Way of Seeing.” We have observed this depiction since European oil paintings to modern day advertisement. Women have always been portrayed the way men want to see them. Their beauty depends on how men judge them. It is to be believed that a woman must have what men consider to be a perfect body in order to be “BEAUTIFUL.” It requires them to have a slim figure with pointy breasts and a skinny belly. If a woman is fat or has cellulite on her body, nobody will like her. Nowadays companies use pictures and videos of nude women in order to influence their male customers. Berger also explains how the nude European oil paintings of women were used to appeal to the male spectator. By these means, we can see that the tradition of depicting women in a way that is sexually appealing to men started a very long time ago and still exists today.

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