International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research
Table 3 Summary of the key issues regarding VFIs reproduced bodies
Key issues | Reproduction of standardized stereotypes | Expression of the male gaze, power, and desire | Colonial gender hierarchy |
|---|---|---|---|
Outline | VFIs’ bodies are standardized types, and accordingly reinforced and reproduced. This makes the reproduced bodies cement standardized stereotypes further | VFIs are recreated from the perspective of specific gender, targeted at those who internalize it This issue concerns replacing VFIs’ bodies with objects of the expression of the male gaze, power, and desire | VFIs’ bodies reproduce a single identity linked to Eurocentric and normative humanistic ideals This issue concerns colonial gender hierarchy in virtual space |
Sub-issues | ◦ Reinforcing the idealized socially formed esthetic standard stereotype ◦ Emphasizing femininity and masculinity according to gender | ◦ Bodies targeted as objects of observation. Voyeuristic psychological perversion targeted at a specific gender ◦ Posing while covering or intentionally emphasizing only key body parts | ◦ Body expressions reminiscent of African cultures or indigenous tribes ◦ Desolate spatial representation that entrenches social prejudice in the African region |