I am here for one reason only: the enjoyment of the male gaze, in two ways:
So the eyes of men may be delighted By the contours of my form, My graceful assumption of the traditional female role, The fire in my eyes, The eloquent curls sliding down the arch of my back Like a cascade in a river cool and clean,
and so that I may enjoy the male gaze myself: From his approval of me comes my own; From his acknowledgement of my beauty comes my reassurance, my security.
He will look down on me As a member of the weaker ***, and I will look down on him as self-glorifying, empty-headed.
see the film still here:
http://www.arthistoryarchive.com/arthistory/photography/images/CindySherman-Untitled-Film-Still-35-1979.jpg- From The Beginning