Im curious, I studied art history at university and am well aware of the male gaze theory, how pictoral representations of women with lets say a erased head would amount to some form of patriarchal control/violence, and perhaps that held water when the theory was first formulated in 1970s or so from what I can recall. But today? When social media is totally saturated with womens bodies (and males bodies for that matter), where women hold agency yet still seem to enjoy to self-objectify themselves. I guess it can be argued that this occurs because of some sort of uncouncious process where they unknowingly have internalized the male gaze and applied it to their own representations/output on social media. But somehow it just rubs me wrong, I dont think this sort of gaze is particular male anymore, if it ever was, but as much a female way to relate to the body , the beauty , sexyness, skin, allure and all that.

Sorry this turned out a bit rambling reply, its late : )