The female gaze allows for the apparently groundbreaking concept that women don’t exist just to further a man’s narrative or character development and that women are not only mommies or girlfriends or mommy-girlfriends, but individuals with distinct personalities and specific desires. It’s what formed the foundation of my body neutrality approach, where I aim to think of my body as a utilitarian vessel where the most interesting parts of myself, my thoughts and beliefs, are housed, and nothing more.
