According to what John Berger said in the way of seeing episode 2, women in the Renaissance paintings didn’t express their own nakedness by their choice. He said they try to please the spectator or the men painter. However, many women today have their own power, their own choice with their own bodies. Social media has changed the way people look at women. Men respect women more as equal human beings. Also, women don’t have to care much about how men look or gaze at them if compared to the past. So, I disagree with the opening phrase that Berger said about men dream of women, women dream of themselves being dreamt of. I said that because I think many women in the21st century are busy dreaming of building themselves for example running a business or dreaming of being a billionaire instead of that. As a woman, I don’t think sexuality plays the same role in the image of women today because nowadays we understand that women are not objects. Anyway, I don’t ignore the fact that when it comes to women there is a sexual aspect to think about. On the other hand, Women are a lot of things more than some objects that pleased some men. We see ourselves as we are, not identify ourselves by being looked at by men.

There is a big change in the time, I don’t think that there is an objectification because nowadays social media has changed it. Back then it use to call the atención because of the meaning of the image or because of the posture of the woman in the painting or photography meanwhile today they want call the atención not with a good posture o a good glance, they want to show all the part of their body to call is “sexi photography”. There are certain people that alway follow  the gaze of the men but the time has changed so much that they do care about that gaze, now it just depends on what time of person you are for example, your job, who are your friends, what are your hobbies and so on. At least many of the people that I talk to about these things, they say that  “they don’t care about what people think, they post what they feel comfortable with”.Meanwhile there are a bunch of people just looking for the gaze of the men or women. I think that sexuality could play the same  role in picture or  painting and in the change of the time it possibly could have too. I think that picture and painting are in the same tree but different branches.

Berger was stating that the art can only. be viewed in the place where it resides.An example of that is the museum. Also that when you add a camera it is just like an eye it can only see what is in front of it at any given time.So a photo  a  copy famous painting  can reside in your home or in a class room to be used and viewed at your leisure.

In the Renassaince era, one of women’s main duties was to please men and only them. But over the course of centuries, roles of women has changed. We are independent, just as smart as men or even more. Women being viewed and used as objects is not the norm anymore. Paintings of women in the renaissance period had to be with minimal energy, after all they were there to feed an appetite and not their own. In modern time, the idea of women just pleasing men is absurd. Women are seen more, not overlooked at. They have control over their life without the need of men.

The way that women are represented today is similar about what Berger argues, women are always objectified by men because men are sexual beings. Women does have control over the images in the media, but I think that most of them would rather have something more sexualized out there, because they would want to feel a kind of acceptance from the male audience, which would in turn give the woman the attention that she might be seeking. If a man sees an image that’s sexualized or nude, then that’s where his mind will take him, even for a second. On the other hand, a woman might have control over the images in the media by not putting out sexualized images because she would want to be portrayed in a positive, less sexual aspect by the male. Berger mentioned in the story of Adam and Eve, that the woman was blamed for giving the apple to the man, and was later punished. Today, such as, if a woman dresses provocatively, and thus gets harassed or worse by men, many times they would blame the woman just for the way she was dressed.

Berger is stating that since the time of genesis and up until this point when Adam and Eve were given the fruit they realized they were naked. After that women were seen as objects women were there to please men.Women got judged by men, others, themselves . In the paintings the women were portrayed for men in same way naked or nude.Today is the same  women are portrayed in the same way.

In Episode 2 “Way of seeing”, Berger tells us that women in Renaissance painting would be shown naked to give pleasure to men. He also says that nude were an important part of their tradition in European art and that is how women there would be judged by men. However, I believe women today have become more conscious about their looks and they have control over their images in the media. However, sometimes some women get used by the media for their popularity because still today, we can see magazines, posters, and paintings full of half nacked body to sexually attract men. Berger says that images of women would play a big role in sexuality back then. Many people assume that sexuality plays the same role in images of women today as well. I understand that the way of representations have changed by the time but the men’s behaviour about nude painting and nacked body to sexuality toward women are still the same.

Representations of women today objectify them in similar ways as what Berger stated about women in Renaissance paintings. They explain how the women in the painting thinks about how men see them. That is very similar to how representations of women today are shown. Representations of women are shown to revolve around men. I think women do not have control over their images in the media. Many of the media is still determined by the male gaze.

Sexuality plays the same role in images of women as what Berger describes because it is mostly assessed and judged by men. Many things about women are associated with sexuality. They say women are projected with erotic images. Many women are seen sexually because of this.

women are viewed in a similar  way as in the paintings but women have more control how they are seen  these days they are till sometimes viewed as objects but these days women  have control on how they they look to . women are viewed in a similar way as in the paintings but they have more control these days they are till sometimes viewed as objects but these days women  have control on how they they look to . Berger says that women are view to please the male gaze in the paintings  but  in present day women  don’t always try to appear to the man eyes they mostly focused on how they look with them self but not always the case .Some women do try to appear to the males fantasy . but even they try or don’t try  they are  is still going to be sexualized .In the painting are  real  there’s no filters or cover ups  like these days . women  are of course still sexualized on all plat forms .but women have somewhat of control on how they are seen  by what  they wear ,makeup, filters ,etc. From the paintings  they are seen to only be for the male gaze ,as of today women on magazine, photos and many other plant forms  not only for male gaze but they seek to  be beautiful for them self’s but not always for the male eye but in some cases  yes. In the  paintings  they still have similar to how women are objectified today because women are still sexulized  in person and in media  from men ,they mostly focused on how they look with them self’s but not always the case .some women do try to appear to the males fantasy . but even they try or don’t try they is still are going to be sexulized .In the painting are real  , there’s filters or cover ups  like these days . women  are of course still sexulized on all plat forms .but women have somewhat of control on how they seen are by what were makeup, filters .etc. from the paintings  they re seen to only be for the male gaze ,as of to day women on magazine ,photos and many other plant forms  not only for male eyes  but they seek to beautiful for them self’s but not always for the men but in some cases . in  paintings  they still have similar to how women are objectified today because women are still sexulized  in person and in media  as he says in the painting women looking in the mirror she sees  how men sees her ,in these times women still view how men see them but some times women may not think the same.  as some women look in the mirror and think only how they see themselves.