"Conass the Barbarian" by Virginie Augustin
content related to Gender Role Reversal, Matriarchy/Gynarchy, Male Objectification - at the intersection of fetish and social critique
"Conass the Barbarian" by Virginie Augustin
"Role Reversal", a photoshoot by the Indian-born photographer Saunak Shah. Inspired by an old picture of a Maharaja and his wives, the intention is to "portray women as strong, authoritative, and unapologetic", with "men objectified as consorts"
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"Objectifying Men", Photo by Kristina Sinutko
If Men Had to Wear Women's Olympic Uniforms: Beach Volleyball https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNGvxjVKQiU
"If Lyrics About Women Were About Men" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsiWI_F8Wmc
"Xdress" is a company selling lingerie for men. On their Youtube channel, they have some videos of a woman demonstrating their fashion on a male model, which makes for a cute reversal. Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKpeZGGfteY
"The Iron Sisters" is a 2018 short film about two women encountering a lone man in a postapocalyptic Western-like setting. Anna Newell, one of its makers, describes the premise like this: "What would a world look like in which a man would be afraid to be found alone by a woman? What if the mere sight of a man’s body were an excuse for a woman to lose self control, to be overcome with a desire to conquer, to own, to objectify?" https://vimeo.com/251263460
"Reversal", a photo shoot by Gabriela Achadinha, inspired by classic car advertisements
"Martin sexe faible" ("Martin weaker sex") is a French web series showing everyday scenes from the life of a man in a world with reversed gender roles https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE7XZO5PXeLVUG8QGgucdx9Xj-0Y7q4VP
I think this is a very well-done example of reverse objectification: The men's presence and nudity is completely gratuitious and has nothing to do with the product being sold; they are essentially relegated to the margin as acessoires and made faceless and interchangable.
"Not Dressing Men": A 2017 ad campaign showcasing suits for women, using naked men as background props
If the double standard on toplessness worked the other way
A male damsel in distress being rescued (artist: kayliesaurus-rex https://www.deviantart.com/kayliesaurus-rex)
Division of labor | Artist: Jamie Vesta https://www.deviantart.com/eves-rib
The chair is thus deliberately designed for the ease of the doctor, ignoring the male patient's comfort, and it deliberately includes "thoughtless" design features like cold metal surfaces and handgrips sized for female hands. More details: https://kth.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1076064/FULLTEXT01.pdf
The "androchair" is a fictional male equivalent of the gynecological chair to facilitate prostate exams, invented by a group of Swedish design researchers. It has been deliberately designed to create the same negative emotions and experiences in male patients as research shows the gynecological chair to do in female ones
"Girls & Boys" is a 2015 Swedish short film, a high school comedy set in a world with reverse gender roles. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRVMs1lBwKQ
The famous Pioneer plaque in a slightly different universe
Madonna, 1992