Feminism

In this blog post I will be analysing a magazine cover whilst talking about feminism in media. I will also explain why Blender chose this front cover and who it would be aimed at.

Feminism The advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men.


Laura Mulvey's says that, patriarchy is a form of society ruled by men through the figure of the father, and therefore men dominate the media so it is construct for them as an audience. Laura says that this is the male gaze.


This is the music magazine that i will be analysing, the magazine is called Blender with a image of Katy Perry on the front. The fact that she's not wearing much clothing and is posing provocatively makes the magazine target audience seem male. Magazines that have women on the front cover use 'male gaze' to increase sales among males.

The magazine want Katy to be the main attraction on the front cover. They do this by putting her in the middle of the page and there is no other distractions to take the attraction away from her. Another reason why she is the main attraction is that apart from the title of the magazine her name is in the biggest writing.