The glances and touches shared between Beca and Chloe weren't sexualized, yet these gestures hinted that there could be a level of sexual attraction that both(maybe?) were trying to figure out how to negotiate in this heteronormative space. Viewing the compilation clip, it seemed to me that the acts of intimacy between the young women deepened as their singing relationship and friendship evolved. In watching the above clip and viewing the other examples given, there is more than enough evidence that the relationship between Beca and Chloe would definitely reside on the lesbian continuum. Kudos Group 3 for your choice of text for us to analyze. The two are embarrassed, and return back to their places. He halts their female connectivity, and reminds them of their nudity. Also, the male interruption at the end of the scene serves as, as Lauren stated, a way of "straightening out" the characters. The scene is not sexualized in a pornographic way, but instead as a way to use the nudity as a path to empowerment. Also, it is refreshing to see the film industry use nudity in such an empowering way. Chloe is motivated to have Beca as part of the Bellas, so much that her passion overrides societal standards and assumptions. However, it is interesting to see how the two are able to look beyond this to connect on a deeper level. As a society, we have linked nakedness with sex and other taboo topics, which explains Beca's discomfort. The two women share a deeper connection in way of music, despite Beca's discomfort with being nude. I think this post is an excellent example of the use of the erotic and the lesbian continuum as seen by Audre Lorde. However, the fact that he only focuses on Beca as an attractive object isn’t necessarily bad, at least in the sense that it helps us truly define that these girls aren’t being intimate in a sexual way and seeing these girls bond in a deeper manner than society often expects is refreshing to see.Īlso y'all win life for posting a Pitch Perfect related post. Lezbehonest, without the entrance of the guy, too many people would stay focused on Chloe and Beca possibly having attraction for one another through the whole movie. His signals of attraction toward Beca really highlight the standard of society of focusing on women in sexual manner which disrupts the intimate bonding between Chloe and Beca. I do believe that the guy brings us out of the social awkwardness of having two girls singing to each other nude in the shower (it’s especially weird when you notice that they are just staring into each other’s eyes the whole time while doing this haha). I’m going to agree with Ryan about the entrance of the man and how it disrupts the flow of things. Resign themselves reluctantly to being defined by this external source asĭesirable for their nakedness and not for their talents. Within ourselves keeps us docile and loyal and obedient, externallyĭefined, and leads us to accept many facets of our oppression as women” (58).īy reevaluating their nudity after being viewed by a male gaze, the women The women to “the fear that we cannot grow beyond whatever distortions we may find This return of a male presence in their immediate proximity returns Beca raises her voice in obvious discomfort and Chloe’s capacity and desire to share joy fluctuates as sheīecomes anxious and flighty. The scene are interrupted by the man, they become hyper aware of their nudity Trivial, the psychotic, the plasticized sensation” (54). Pornography is a tool utilized by men to actively deny Represents the suppression of true feeling. Lorde calls pornography “a direct denial of the power of the erotic, for it Neither women is made to feel like a sexual object within each other’s gaze. This” and motions to her body followed by Beca’s statement of “You should be,” Even with Beca’s final non-verbal reminder toĬhloe that she is nude and Chloe’s response of “I’m pretty confident of all Shared safe space isn’t breached by either women but instead by the male It is a definiteĮxpression of intimacy and vulnerability and, as the scene progresses, bothĬharacters accept the other’s level of exposure. Nudity in this scene is not presented as pornographic.
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