What happens when a woman takes on the role of representing herself and other women? The debate surrounding female self-representation has arguably become edulcorated. The notion of the “female gaze” and the practice of “porna” produce arrays of images that more often than not appear sweet and politically correct: A woman should not be seen as enjoying subjection or sexual objectification. There should be no room in her fantasy for traditional gender roles as that would show she is not emancipated enough. To liberate oneself as a woman from the oppressive “male gaze” has now become the new moral imperative. In a paradoxical twist, emancipation has become a duty.
