I was browsing around on the Bust Magazine website tonight when I discovered this article about creative Montreal photographer JJ Levine and one of his recent projects.
http://www.bust.com/artist-jj-levine-breaks-gender-by-showing-gender.html?utm_source=bust.com&utm_medium=module&utm_campaign=popular
The article talks about a series of artistic photos featuring one model in one frame, but posed as both genders. I thought it was really intriguing because it exemplifies the social construction of gender really well. If one person can so convincingly pose as either gender, who are we to say that any person needs to stay in a specific gender role based on biological sex? This is such a great example of the social construction of gender because it shows that there are few significant anatomical differences between male and female people. This photo series makes the point that people should be who they want to be and express whichever gender they choose, regardless of biological sex.
Here's a longer Buzzfeed article about the art, and more of the photos:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/lilyhiottmillis/beautiful-photo-series-explores-how-one-person-can-take-on-t
I think this is soooo awesome. Lol i get a lot of question about my sexual orientation or even gender because of the haircut. I know you guys get it, but a lot of people don't.
ReplyDeleteQueer theory gave me an understanding of this. I think a lot of it is less to do with necessity, "people need to conform," vs. "people need security so they conform".
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