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Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.74,0:00:08.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s often said that cinema,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.01,0:00:12.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by it's very nature, is voyeuristic,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.01,0:00:16.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because film offers the audience a window
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.35,0:00:19.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into the hidden lives of others.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.84,0:00:22.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Watching people’s stories on the big
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.74,0:00:25.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and small screen can indeed be
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.43,0:00:28.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fascinating and exhilarating.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.71,0:00:32.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the act of looking can also feel
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.25,0:00:38.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,uncomfortable, invasive, even violating.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.28,0:00:42.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Underpinning these uncomfortable moments
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.49,0:00:45.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can find some alarming messages
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.25,0:00:47.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the role of consent.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.56,0:00:51.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To explain, let’s start here
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.52,0:00:54.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the normal bedroom of a normal boy
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.73,0:00:57.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,doing normal boy stuff.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.90,0:01:00.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Normal stuff
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.41,0:01:03.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like spying on the girl next door.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.12,0:01:06.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Popular culture is filled
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.12,0:01:08.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with scenes like this one
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.76,0:01:11.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Scenes in which one character,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.68,0:01:12.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,usually a man
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.92,0:01:14.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,spies on another character,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.65,0:01:15.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,usually a woman
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.06,0:01:19.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without that person’s knowledge or consent
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.90,0:01:23.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To be clear, we're talking about secret
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.16,0:01:24.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,surveillance of a person
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.83,0:01:26.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while they're alone
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.72,0:01:28.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in various states of undress
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.09,0:01:31.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or engaged in sexual activity.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.42,0:01:34.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is invasive looking
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.12,0:01:35.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that violates a person's
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.60,0:01:38.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reasonable expectation of privacy.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.20,0:01:40.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a staggering number of movies
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.93,0:01:43.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and tv shows, this type of spying
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.97,0:01:46.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,isn't done by the villain.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.86,0:01:48.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is instead perpetrated
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.50,0:01:49.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by "nice guy" characters.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.03,0:01:51.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Slow down, baby"
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.26,0:01:54.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are straight men, who are otherwise
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.33,0:01:56.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,presented as decent.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.92,0:01:58.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or, at the very least,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.46,0:02:00.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mostly harmless.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.10,0:02:01.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Hey! Hey!"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.00,0:02:06.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This media patern is so prevasive,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.23,0:02:08.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought it needed a name.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.37,0:02:10.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"He's a peeping Tom!"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.26,0:02:13.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I call it "The harmless peeping Tom".
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.20,0:02:14.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"You know, it occurs to me,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.94,0:02:16.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you can see right into Donna's house
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.81,0:02:17.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from my driveway."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.81,0:02:18.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"You don't say"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.96,0:02:20.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(off-screen laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.14,0:02:22.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All of the boys on "That 70s Show"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.13,0:02:24.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for instance, casually participate
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.41,0:02:25.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in spying behavior.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.89,0:02:28.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"No, Anette! Not the robe!"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.37,0:02:29.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(off-screen laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.42,0:02:30.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Quick, somebody yell
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.15,0:02:32.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'pillow fight' in a girl voice"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.17,0:02:33.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the character of Fez
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.51,0:02:35.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the quintessential example
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.49,0:02:36.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of a harmless peeping Tom.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.89,0:02:39.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(off-screen laughter)\N- "Oh my god, Fez!"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.87,0:02:41.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Nice honkers!"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.42,0:02:42.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(off-screen laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.48,0:02:43.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Get out of here!"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.62,0:02:45.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Fez?"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.50,0:02:47.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's a years long running gag
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.41,0:02:49.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about how he's always spying on women.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.84,0:02:52.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Often hiding in their bedroom closets.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.22,0:02:54.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Oh my god, did you see anything?"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.35,0:02:55.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Not much, you should really think
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.61,0:02:56.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about a nightlight."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.91,0:02:59.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And yet this pattern of intrusive behavior
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.93,0:03:01.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is just considered a minor
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.52,0:03:02.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nuisance on the show.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.61,0:03:03.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Ouch"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.42,0:03:04.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"You okay?"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.18,0:03:04.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(camera click)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.78,0:03:05.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Fez!"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.61,0:03:06.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(off-screen laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.67,0:03:09.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"With this, you can see
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.22,0:03:10.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through a lady's clothes"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.62,0:03:11.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(off-screen laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.19,0:03:15.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Okay, Jackie, prepare to be ogled"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.58,0:03:17.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fez even ends up
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.77,0:03:19.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a romantic relationship
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.06,0:03:20.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with one of the women
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.30,0:03:21.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he's spied on.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.13,0:03:24.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over 8 seasons of prime time television.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.96,0:03:28.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Scenes in which boys secretly spy on girls
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.78,0:03:30.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were a staple of so called
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.30,0:03:31.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"teen sex comedies".
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.73,0:03:34.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the late 1970s and early 80s.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.72,0:03:38.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the media pattern didn't begin or end
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.82,0:03:41.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with Animal House, Porky's
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.92,0:03:43.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or Revenge of the Nerds.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.81,0:03:45.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Oh! Yeah!"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.34,0:03:48.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Alfred Hitchcock was famously obsessed
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.60,0:03:49.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with voyeurism.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.100,0:03:51.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And included peeping scenes
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.78,0:03:54.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in several of his most notable films.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.53,0:03:58.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since then, we've seen
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.17,0:04:00.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Harmless Peeping Toms pop up
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.18,0:04:02.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in practically every genre.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.100,0:04:06.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From action movies to horror films.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.31,0:04:08.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From romantic dramas
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.10,0:04:11.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to science fiction adventures.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.47,0:04:15.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's not uncommon for video games
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.85,0:04:18.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to present players with interactive
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.50,0:04:20.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,peeping opportunities.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.29,0:04:22.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Look at this, come here"
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.45,0:04:24.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"There's a naked woman across the street"
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.90,0:04:25.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Where?"
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.50,0:04:27.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Second floor from the top
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.75,0:04:28.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,see the window on the left"
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.96,0:04:29.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Wow"
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.78,0:04:32.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The trope has also been a mainstay
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.04,0:04:33.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on TV sitcoms.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.85,0:04:36.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Oh my God, that's Rachel naked!"
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.89,0:04:38.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Usually as a one-off gag
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.55,0:04:39.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a handful of episodes.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.01,0:04:41.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Would you have opened the door
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.22,0:04:42.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you knew it was me?"
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.28,0:04:43.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Not since I found out
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.28,0:04:44.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the teddy bear you gave me
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.25,0:04:45.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,had a webcam in it!"
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.93,0:04:48.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While we may typically think
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.21,0:04:50.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of peeping Toms as a stranger
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.31,0:04:51.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hiding in the bushes,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.39,0:04:55.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,spying can take many different forms.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.23,0:04:56.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Did I miss anything?"
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.90,0:04:57.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Oh my God"
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.92,0:04:58.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Oh!"
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.77,0:05:01.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Oh, thank you, God, for this wonderful,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.07,0:05:01.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wonderful day"
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.23,0:05:04.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Occasionally, spying is presented
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.58,0:05:06.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a part of man's job.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.97,0:05:08.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like a cop on a stakeout.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.06,0:05:10.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Oh, wow, oh yeah"
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.47,0:05:12.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But in many of those scenarios,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.31,0:05:13.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Harmless Peeping Tom trope
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.84,0:05:14.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,still applies.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.92,0:05:17.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"To protect and to serve"
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.16,0:05:21.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Ooh, ooh, ohh, I love my job so much, oh"
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.46,0:05:23.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In espionage themed media,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.48,0:05:24.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the guy might have access
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.89,0:05:26.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to high-tech spying gadgets.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.01,0:05:28.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Nine different enhanced visions modes
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.71,0:05:30.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every little boy's dream:
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.97,0:05:33.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the penetrating mode"
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.93,0:05:35.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"And would you look at that"
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.89,0:05:37.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In superhero stories
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.23,0:05:38.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or supernatural plot lines
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.07,0:05:41.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the guy's powers may be used
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.19,0:05:42.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a way to gain access
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.66,0:05:43.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to a woman's body.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.14,0:05:45.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(woman screams)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.34,0:05:48.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"And He saw, that it was good"
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.25,0:05:50.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Superman, for example
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.16,0:05:52.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is often upheld as a paragon of good
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.46,0:05:53.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,decent manhood
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.25,0:05:56.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and yet even he steals a quick peek
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.62,0:05:58.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from time to time.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.47,0:06:01.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Harmless Peeping Toms
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.92,0:06:03.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,aren't always the hero.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.97,0:06:06.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, they're not the villain either.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.49,0:06:08.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I wind up seeing a lot more of Ava
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.43,0:06:10.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than I bargained for"
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.48,0:06:12.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even if the protagonist has, let's say
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.66,0:06:14.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,questionable morals
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.50,0:06:15.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or is involved
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.60,0:06:17.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in other criminal activities
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.60,0:06:20.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the spying itself isn't framed as a strike
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.51,0:06:22.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,against his character.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.91,0:06:23.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And critically
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.95,0:06:25.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the audience is still meant
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.14,0:06:28.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to indentify with HIM as he's peeping.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.15,0:06:30.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"What?"
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.14,0:06:32.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not unusual
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.32,0:06:34.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for invasions of privacy
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.49,0:06:36.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be framed as endearing.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.17,0:06:37.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Excuse me?"
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.95,0:06:38.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Oh!"
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.09,0:06:40.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I think you're in my bath..."
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.24,0:06:41.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Close your eyes!"
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.65,0:06:43.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or just the innocuous behavior
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.36,0:06:45.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of a guy with a crush.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.82,0:06:49.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even when peeping is called out
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.79,0:06:53.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as pathetic, annoying or a little creepy
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.48,0:06:54.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"It was an accident."
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.75,0:06:56.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"You're an asshole!"
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.16,0:06:58.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,his actions are, more often than not,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.54,0:07:01.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,quickly forgiven and forgotten.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.18,0:07:04.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A good way to illustrate the deeper
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.64,0:07:07.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,problem here can be found in the
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.13,0:07:09.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"no peeking" plot cliché.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.12,0:07:09.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"How did you see it?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.04,0:07:11.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You said you wouldn't look!"
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.75,0:07:13.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Sorry, as I told you the hero
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.100,0:07:15.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,always peeks."
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.86,0:07:17.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The set up is a familar one: a woman
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.94,0:07:20.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,needs to change clothes for some reason.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.08,0:07:22.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But her guy friend is standing right there
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.62,0:07:23.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"You're not bothering me."
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.91,0:07:26.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So naturally she asks him to turn around
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.59,0:07:28.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or close his eyes while she undresses.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.92,0:07:30.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Would you please turn around?"
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.45,0:07:31.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Why?"
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.01,0:07:33.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Just turn around."
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.40,0:07:35.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Just look,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.11,0:07:36.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,look over there for a second."
Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.54,0:07:37.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Yeah."
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.25,0:07:38.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Just turn around and look at the
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.60,0:07:40.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,waterfalls Skippy all right, please?"
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.15,0:07:40.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Fine."
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.77,0:07:42.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Stay in guard, no peeking."
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.42,0:07:45.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Does our protagonist respects her wishes?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.39,0:07:46.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course not.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.09,0:07:47.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Don't look!"
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.99,0:07:50.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I said your eyes have to go over there!"
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.29,0:07:53.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most of the time, he peeks anyway
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.50,0:07:54.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Turn around!"
Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.99,0:07:56.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Now!"
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.98,0:07:59.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Turn around."
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.43,0:08:02.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there are rarely any consequences
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.50,0:08:04.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for violating her trust.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.65,0:08:07.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact his trangression
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.56,0:08:10.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is likely to be rewarded.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.59,0:08:14.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now sometimes the women character will
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.54,0:08:17.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,explicitely ask not to be looked at,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.32,0:08:20.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while in other examples it's just implied
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.88,0:08:23.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the guy shouldn't be staring.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.58,0:08:26.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's incredibly rare to see a man who,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.09,0:08:29.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,given the opportunity, doesn't peek.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.60,0:08:33.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Don't look."
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.80,0:08:35.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Okay."
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.47,0:08:41.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If it’s a romantic story, the transgression is\Noften presented as a sign that he’s attracted to her.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.14,0:08:44.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In reality though,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.48,0:08:49.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if a man demonstrates a deliberate disregard for consent or women’s boundaries
Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.99,0:08:53.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that should be a major major red flag.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.97,0:08:56.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Drop dead, dirtbag."
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.32,0:09:05.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even though Invasive spying is often considered\Njust a nuisance crime by law enforcement,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.74,0:09:10.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,being spied-on isn’t a minor inconvenience for the victims
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.92,0:09:11.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Hello"
Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.01,0:09:15.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it can cause real lasting emotional harm.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.44,0:09:16.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Someone there?"
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.19,0:09:18.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"That's it, I can almost see it."
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.53,0:09:23.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes peeping scenes are\Nfilmed in a family-friendly way
Dialogue: 0,0:09:23.43,0:09:24.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"There she is."
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.80,0:09:28.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while in other media it can be much more explicit.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.76,0:09:31.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact throughout this video essay
Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.66,0:09:35.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’ve had to use a lot of creative editing techniques\Nand strategic blurring
Dialogue: 0,0:09:36.03,0:09:38.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just to make the footage appropriate for YouTube.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:38.37,0:09:41.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Oh, you imp. You've got nudity in there!"
Dialogue: 0,0:09:43.84,0:09:47.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Despite what some conservative groups\Nwould have you believe,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.60,0:09:53.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the problem here is not the depiction\Nof sex or nudity on-screen.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.62,0:09:59.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Depending on how it’s framed, sex and nudity can be represented in all kinds of ways.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.14,0:10:01.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Should be fine."
Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.19,0:10:04.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The real issues with the\N“Harmless” Peeping Tom trope
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.96,0:10:07.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stems from the lack of consent
Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.22,0:10:10.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between the characters in the story
Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.39,0:10:16.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how those violations\Nare framed as “no big deal.”
Dialogue: 0,0:10:16.87,0:10:19.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Did you see me change \Nout of my clothes by the Jacuzzi?"
Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.74,0:10:22.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I thought that you were catatonic."
Dialogue: 0,0:10:24.62,0:10:30.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There’s a common misconception that voyeurism is,\Nby definition, looking without permission.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:31.10,0:10:33.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that is not true.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:33.88,0:10:39.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Voyeurism can, and I’d argue should, be a consensual act.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:44.06,0:10:49.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is, of course, possible to film scenes,\Neven voyeuristic ones,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:49.76,0:10:54.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where characters look at each other\Nin consensual ways.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.99,0:10:56.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Steve..."
Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.04,0:11:02.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But cinematic depictions of consensual gazing
Dialogue: 0,0:11:02.17,0:11:08.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are not anywhere near as prevalent as scenes\Nwhere permission has not been granted.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:09.82,0:11:14.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Up until this point, we’ve been discussing\Nthe perspective of characters on-scene
Dialogue: 0,0:11:14.90,0:11:19.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but there’s another critical perspective\Nwe haven’t yet considered.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:19.87,0:11:23.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that is the perspective of the camera.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:24.34,0:11:28.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let’s return for a moment to that\N“normal” boys bedroom from earlier.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:28.53,0:11:32.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Although, it’s not a “normal” bedroom, is it?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:32.38,0:11:34.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s really a movie set.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:34.67,0:11:37.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that’s not really a “normal” boy either,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:37.66,0:11:40.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that’s an actor working from a script.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:40.98,0:11:46.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, everything we see here is\Na deliberate choice by the filmmakers.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:46.58,0:11:49.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The woman is being put on display by the director
Dialogue: 0,0:11:49.36,0:11:54.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who is careful to position her body\Nso the protagonist can get a good look.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:54.22,0:12:00.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the shots are also designed so\Nthe audience gets to peek along with him.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:00.72,0:12:02.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Mr. Bishop, do you mind if I take a look?"
Dialogue: 0,0:12:02.09,0:12:02.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Carl..."
Dialogue: 0,0:12:02.88,0:12:06.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This then makes the viewer complicit.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:06.15,0:12:11.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are made to vicariously participate\Nin the act of non-consensual looking.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:11.84,0:12:13.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Really, 007?"
Dialogue: 0,0:12:14.42,0:12:18.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is true, incidentally,\Neven when the character doing the peeping
Dialogue: 0,0:12:18.24,0:12:20.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is clearly meant to be a creep.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:22.20,0:12:27.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There’s another important conversation to be had\Nabout what film theorist Laura Mulvey called
Dialogue: 0,0:12:27.27,0:12:29.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“the male gaze”
Dialogue: 0,0:12:29.28,0:12:35.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially as it relates to how the camera moves\Nand frames women’s bodies in a sexualized way
Dialogue: 0,0:12:35.66,0:12:39.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,independent of the protagonist’s point of view.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:39.65,0:12:45.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But for our purposes here,\Nwe’re mostly focusing on the characters in the story.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:45.70,0:12:50.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The audience for movies is, of course,\Nmade up of people of all genders,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:50.54,0:12:54.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the male character’s perspective\Nis the one we are sharing
Dialogue: 0,0:12:54.70,0:12:59.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and therefore it’s his lurid excitement\Nwe are meant to identify with.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:01.18,0:13:06.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just to reiterate, narratively speaking,\Nthese women don’t know they’re being watched
Dialogue: 0,0:13:06.57,0:13:09.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and therefore haven’t given consent.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:13.34,0:13:15.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not to put too fine a point on it,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:15.36,0:13:19.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the reason these scenes are\Nsupposed to be titillating to the viewer
Dialogue: 0,0:13:19.25,0:13:24.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is precisely because the looking\Nis being done without permission.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:25.13,0:13:28.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"It's like we're seeing something\Nwe're not supposed to be seeing
Dialogue: 0,0:13:28.45,0:13:30.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is kind of why it makes it so f***ing hot."
Dialogue: 0,0:13:31.81,0:13:36.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All the actors involved in these productions have,\Npresumably,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:36.15,0:13:40.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,agreed to be represented in the ways we see on-screen,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:40.28,0:13:45.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but fictional representations can still help\Nnormalize non-consensual behavior.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:45.41,0:13:46.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Good afternoon!"
Dialogue: 0,0:13:47.92,0:13:51.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s worth quickly noting\Nthe particular type of actress
Dialogue: 0,0:13:51.32,0:13:56.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that filmmakers like to cast as the object of\Nmen’s voyeuristic attention.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:57.60,0:14:02.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Usually she’s young, thin, white,\Nand conventionally attractive.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:03.94,0:14:06.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s such a well established pattern in Hollywood
Dialogue: 0,0:14:06.99,0:14:11.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that whenever the victim differs from\Nthat very specific expectation,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:11.40,0:14:12.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Gotcha!"
Dialogue: 0,0:14:12.86,0:14:15.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the scene is used as a gross-out punchline
Dialogue: 0,0:14:15.50,0:14:17.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"A man!"
Dialogue: 0,0:14:19.22,0:14:21.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or a transphobic joke.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:21.86,0:14:24.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"That dude looks like a lady."
Dialogue: 0,0:14:24.79,0:14:27.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Hey, wow! Look in that window!"
Dialogue: 0,0:14:27.54,0:14:31.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Scenes where boys surreptitiously\Nspy on girls or women
Dialogue: 0,0:14:31.98,0:14:35.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are especially common in coming-of-age stories.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:36.51,0:14:41.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In these type of narratives spying is\Noften presented as a rite-of-passage,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:41.17,0:14:43.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Holy Christ!"
Dialogue: 0,0:14:43.71,0:14:48.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as just an inevitable part of\Nyoung men’s sexual awakening.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:53.48,0:14:55.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The boys may be initially presented
Dialogue: 0,0:14:55.70,0:15:00.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as shy, awkward, or cowardly\Nwhere women are concerned.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:01.01,0:15:06.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it’s through their peeping behavior\Nthat they’re able to gain self-confidence.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:08.62,0:15:11.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,According to the visual language of cinema,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:11.20,0:15:15.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,spying on girls is a formative experience for boys,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:15.96,0:15:20.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so much so that it takes on an almost\Nspiritual significance.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:21.14,0:15:24.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In this way the transition\Nfrom boyhood into manhood
Dialogue: 0,0:15:25.02,0:15:28.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is built on a violation of women’s bodies.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:29.87,0:15:34.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"She was really deep in thought because\Nshe left herself unguarded a few times,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:35.38,0:15:41.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I got to see halfway up her thighs that\Nled up to the golden palace of the Himalayas."
Dialogue: 0,0:15:41.94,0:15:45.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes the boys are presented\Nas melancholy loners,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:45.99,0:15:51.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but in other scenarios peeping is\Nframed as a social activity.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:52.41,0:15:54.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,," Her hands are moving down."\N"I gotta see this!"
Dialogue: 0,0:15:55.71,0:15:57.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The act of objectifying women
Dialogue: 0,0:15:59.20,0:16:02.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then becomes a bonding experience for young men.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:02.76,0:16:07.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,An experience that also reinforces their shared\Nsense of male dominance.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:07.38,0:16:09.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Bag it and spank it, boys."
Dialogue: 0,0:16:11.07,0:16:12.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Shit, get down!"
Dialogue: 0,0:16:15.97,0:16:20.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, don’t get me wrong,\Nsexual curiosity is completely normal,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:20.34,0:16:22.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,however non-consensual behavior
Dialogue: 0,0:16:23.02,0:16:27.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,should never be confused\Nfor healthy sexual exploration.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:28.17,0:16:32.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The default should always be\Nan expectation of privacy.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:32.58,0:16:33.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Dude, I'm changing."
Dialogue: 0,0:16:33.88,0:16:34.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Ah, sorry!"
Dialogue: 0,0:16:36.20,0:16:40.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In John Berger’s 1972 TV series “Ways of Seeing”
Dialogue: 0,0:16:41.07,0:16:44.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he observes that the act of looking isn’t passive.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:44.90,0:16:46.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s active.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:47.32,0:16:49.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Men dream of women,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:49.48,0:16:52.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,women dream of themselves being dreamt of.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:53.37,0:16:55.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Men look at women,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:55.16,0:16:58.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,women watch themselves being looked at
Dialogue: 0,0:16:58.96,0:17:03.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don’t want to deny the crucial part\Nthat seeing plays in sexuality,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:03.65,0:17:05.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but there’s a great difference in being seen,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:05.83,0:17:08.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as oneself naked,\Nor being seen by another in that way,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:08.94,0:17:11.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a body being put on display.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:11.72,0:17:16.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Berger was talking about society\Nas reflected in European oil paintings,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:16.83,0:17:21.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the observation could just as\Neasily be applied to cinema.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:22.46,0:17:25.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The male characters are active and fully dressed,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:25.50,0:17:27.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while the women are passive and exposed,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:28.01,0:17:33.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,unprepared to be seen,\Nand therefore framed as vulnerable.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:34.50,0:17:40.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This sets up an automatic power dynamic\Nwherein the man has the upper-hand.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:42.17,0:17:45.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The message these scenarios\Nsend to women and girls
Dialogue: 0,0:17:45.18,0:17:48.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that being spied on should be taken\Nas a compliment,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:49.06,0:17:50.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"So you were watching me."
Dialogue: 0,0:17:51.54,0:17:54.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"But for how long? Just tonight?"
Dialogue: 0,0:17:54.57,0:17:57.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"A week, two weeks since I moved in?"
Dialogue: 0,0:17:57.48,0:18:02.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because men’s sexual attention is\Nalways supposed to be flattering,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:02.13,0:18:05.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,regardless of whether or not\Nthose feelings are reciprocated.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:05.53,0:18:07.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"That's either the creepiest
Dialogue: 0,0:18:10.04,0:18:14.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the sweetest thing I have ever heard."
Dialogue: 0,0:18:18.36,0:18:22.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In her essay “Intrusions”\Nauthor Melissa Febos explains that
Dialogue: 0,0:18:22.60,0:18:28.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Just as these productions encourage men to believe\Nthat stalking and peeping are acceptable forms of courtship,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:29.04,0:18:30.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,likely to resolve in a love match,
Dialogue: 0,0:18:31.07,0:18:35.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so do they prescribe to women\Na desire to be the object of such behavior.”
Dialogue: 0,0:18:36.77,0:18:38.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Think maybe I ought to pull this curtain.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:38.52,0:18:40.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There seems to someone staring\Nat you from across the court."
Dialogue: 0,0:18:40.83,0:18:42.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Oh, no. Don't do that.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:42.51,0:18:44.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My girlfriend and I,\Nwe never pull the curtain."
Dialogue: 0,0:18:44.58,0:18:46.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"We just have a ball with him."
Dialogue: 0,0:18:46.20,0:18:48.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the movies and tv shows\Nwe’ve been discussing
Dialogue: 0,0:18:48.87,0:18:51.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it’s not uncommon for the woman\Nwho is being sped on
Dialogue: 0,0:18:52.09,0:18:57.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to indicate to the audience\Nthat she secretly enjoys this violation.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:58.70,0:19:02.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The underlying implication is clear,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:02.12,0:19:04.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be desired by men
Dialogue: 0,0:19:04.29,0:19:06.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is what gives women value.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:06.86,0:19:08.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Well, I think you should call the police!"
Dialogue: 0,0:19:08.61,0:19:11.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Oh, no! That would spoil everything."
Dialogue: 0,0:19:11.27,0:19:13.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"After all, he's been so patient,
Dialogue: 0,0:19:13.43,0:19:14.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it only seems fair.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:15.52,0:19:16.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That dangerous message is
Dialogue: 0,0:19:16.97,0:19:21.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,compounded by another idea\Nbaked into these scenes:
Dialogue: 0,0:19:22.85,0:19:29.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that when it comes to sexual desire, men and boys\N“just can’t control themselves.”
Dialogue: 0,0:19:31.38,0:19:35.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As if men are compelled by\Nsome invisible force of nature
Dialogue: 0,0:19:35.56,0:19:38.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to infringe upon women’s bodies.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:38.72,0:19:41.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The myth is not true, of course.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:41.33,0:19:44.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Men and boys can in fact control their urges.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:45.05,0:19:46.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Hold up!"
Dialogue: 0,0:19:47.54,0:19:50.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Still, media reinforces the myth that
Dialogue: 0,0:19:50.68,0:19:53.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“men aren’t responsible for their own actions,”
Dialogue: 0,0:19:53.93,0:19:56.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,occasionally by transforming the peeping tom
Dialogue: 0,0:19:57.09,0:20:01.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into a hapless victim\Nof the woman’s seductive trap.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:02.15,0:20:05.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here’s Melissa Febos again\Nfrom her essay “Intrusions”
Dialogue: 0,0:20:05.87,0:20:08.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“It is also a narrative that exonerates men.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:08.56,0:20:12.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The more plausible it seems\Nthat women are always performing,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:12.50,0:20:15.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the less indictable the watching.”
Dialogue: 0,0:20:15.43,0:20:18.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Next thing you know, \Nshe starts deliberately undressing
Dialogue: 0,0:20:18.72,0:20:21.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in front of the window, with the lights on."
Dialogue: 0,0:20:21.10,0:20:22.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"It's like she knew I was watching her."
Dialogue: 0,0:20:23.69,0:20:26.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It should be ludicrous on its face
Dialogue: 0,0:20:26.19,0:20:30.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to blame women for men’s illicit spying
Dialogue: 0,0:20:30.82,0:20:34.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but movies consistently leave us\Nwith the impression
Dialogue: 0,0:20:34.16,0:20:38.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it’s the woman’s fault\Nfor allowing herself to be seen,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:38.79,0:20:42.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even when undressing\Nin the privacy of her own home.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:43.01,0:20:45.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Oh, god. You saw me?"
Dialogue: 0,0:20:45.58,0:20:49.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"You weren't trying to entice me with your nakedness?"
Dialogue: 0,0:20:49.59,0:20:50.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"No, no!
Dialogue: 0,0:20:50.93,0:20:55.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you actually thought I wanted\Nto have sex with you?"
Dialogue: 0,0:20:58.58,0:21:00.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everything we’ve been discussing in this video
Dialogue: 0,0:21:01.01,0:21:05.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is part of a larger culture of male entitlement.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:07.04,0:21:09.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Too many men in our society have been taught
Dialogue: 0,0:21:09.77,0:21:14.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that women’s bodies should\Nalways be available to them.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:14.92,0:21:19.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Available to be evaluated,\Nto be judged, to be compared,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:19.79,0:21:24.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to be used as fuel in their personal fantasies.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:25.75,0:21:28.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I believe I'm going to think about her\Nbefore I go to sleep tonight."
Dialogue: 0,0:21:29.03,0:21:31.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Anybody thinks about her,\Nit's gonna be me."
Dialogue: 0,0:21:32.15,0:21:33.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By this twisted logic,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:33.87,0:21:37.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,any woman who chooses not to put herself on display
Dialogue: 0,0:21:37.48,0:21:41.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is then taking away men’s “right to look.”
Dialogue: 0,0:21:41.54,0:21:43.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Oh, come on.\NDon't go in the other room!
Dialogue: 0,0:21:43.90,0:21:44.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, man."
Dialogue: 0,0:21:44.90,0:21:46.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the end of the day,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:46.45,0:21:50.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the “Harmless” Peeping Tom trope\Nis anything but harmless,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:50.83,0:21:54.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it works to reinforce\Nthat sense of entitlement
Dialogue: 0,0:21:54.41,0:21:56.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by telling us again and again that
Dialogue: 0,0:21:56.60,0:22:00.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“nice guys” deserve access to women’s bodies.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:00.78,0:22:04.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Did you sneak a peek\Nat my goods?"
Dialogue: 0,0:22:05.14,0:22:08.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I wouldn't be much of a hero if I did."
Dialogue: 0,0:22:08.56,0:22:11.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Yeah, but it's okay if you peeked a little."
Dialogue: 0,0:22:11.56,0:22:14.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"You deserve a peek for \Nall the good stuff you do."
Dialogue: 0,0:22:15.03,0:22:19.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that therefore\Npermission isn’t strictly necessary.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:19.27,0:22:20.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Better view of my room that I thought."
Dialogue: 0,0:22:20.93,0:22:22.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I've never seen you naked."
Dialogue: 0,0:22:23.75,0:22:24.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"It's too bad."
Dialogue: 0,0:22:25.55,0:22:27.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I've got a great body."
Dialogue: 0,0:22:27.75,0:22:30.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Turn around. Turn!"
Dialogue: 0,0:22:31.11,0:22:33.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"You're just a man,\Nlike all the others."
Dialogue: 0,0:22:34.40,0:22:40.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In recent years we have seen a rise in\Ngender-flipped variations of the trope.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:40.87,0:22:46.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While these spying moments do invert\Nthe expected subject/object dynamics,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:46.90,0:22:51.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,simply switching-up the genders where\Nnon-consensual behavior is concerned,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:51.98,0:22:54.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,does not magically fix the problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:56.43,0:22:59.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because it still reinforces that worldview
Dialogue: 0,0:22:59.58,0:23:05.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where respecting someone’s wishes in regards to\Ntheir own body isn’t important.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:05.62,0:23:07.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As the old saying goes,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:07.84,0:23:11.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,two wrongs do not make a right.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:12.86,0:23:17.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Learning about consent as it relates to looking,\Nand not just touching, is essential,
Dialogue: 0,0:23:17.90,0:23:19.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Oh, my god."
Dialogue: 0,0:23:19.48,0:23:20.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"What?"
Dialogue: 0,0:23:20.44,0:23:22.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially given the reality of social media
Dialogue: 0,0:23:22.99,0:23:27.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the growing problem of intimate images\Nshared without persimmon.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:27.29,0:23:28.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I can have this?"
Dialogue: 0,0:23:28.56,0:23:31.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Yes. It's for you."
Dialogue: 0,0:23:31.62,0:23:35.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Because you're the only man\NI ever want to gaze upon my body."
Dialogue: 0,0:23:35.83,0:23:39.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In today’s digital world,\Nthe private photos or videos of women
Dialogue: 0,0:23:40.09,0:23:43.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can be a social currency among boys and men.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:43.20,0:23:45.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"A picture's worth a thousand words."
Dialogue: 0,0:23:45.90,0:23:49.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A currency that can grant a guy status\Namong his peers
Dialogue: 0,0:23:49.63,0:23:50.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"That's hot!"
Dialogue: 0,0:23:50.36,0:23:54.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by providing evidence of a woman’s submission\Nto his sexual desire.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:54.85,0:23:55.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"It's not looking good, Tom."
Dialogue: 0,0:23:56.09,0:23:57.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I just sent it to one other guy, because
Dialogue: 0,0:23:58.06,0:24:00.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he didn't believe that I'd had sex with Ruby."
Dialogue: 0,0:24:00.28,0:24:04.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Again we see how the act of exposing women’s bodies,\Nwithout permission,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:04.54,0:24:07.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,becomes a way for men to bond with each other
Dialogue: 0,0:24:07.38,0:24:10.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,over their shared sense of male entertainment.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:16.58,0:24:20.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,TV shows like Euphoria,\NSex Education, and Stargirl
Dialogue: 0,0:24:20.82,0:24:25.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have all attempted to address the issue\Nof unauthorized image sharing.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:25.59,0:24:30.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unfortunately some TV writers\Njust can’t resist adding a big plot twist
Dialogue: 0,0:24:30.73,0:24:33.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wherein it turns out the culprit is a “mean girl”
Dialogue: 0,0:24:33.89,0:24:37.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rather than the far more common situation in real-life
Dialogue: 0,0:24:37.40,0:24:41.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where the culprit is a current or ex-romantic partner.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:42.35,0:24:45.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Joseph Lyman showed us\Nthe picture you gave him."
Dialogue: 0,0:24:45.52,0:24:46.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"What?"
Dialogue: 0,0:24:46.28,0:24:48.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Oh, your nude self portrait.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:48.48,0:24:49.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He showed it to everyone."
Dialogue: 0,0:24:49.69,0:24:50.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"The whole town's seen it."
Dialogue: 0,0:24:51.02,0:24:52.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"The freaking mayor saw it."
Dialogue: 0,0:24:54.41,0:24:56.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The series Normal People
Dialogue: 0,0:24:56.34,0:25:00.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,includes a scene of a guy showing off\Na naked picture of his girlfriend.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:00.81,0:25:05.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Rather than being impressed,\Nthe protagonist responds by saying it’s not okay.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:05.49,0:25:06.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"You do not think it's a bit f***ed up,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:06.73,0:25:08.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,showing pictures of your girfriend like that?"
Dialogue: 0,0:25:08.37,0:25:11.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The moment is brief\Nbut it is notable for two reasons:
Dialogue: 0,0:25:11.59,0:25:13.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,first it’s a rare example of
Dialogue: 0,0:25:13.30,0:25:17.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a man calling out another guy\Nfor non-consensual behavior,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:17.90,0:25:24.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and second because the producers chose\Nnot to show that image to the audience.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:24.52,0:25:28.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even in media about how it’s wrong to share private images
Dialogue: 0,0:25:28.38,0:25:35.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,media makers will often ensure that the audience\Ngets a clear view of the photos or video in question.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:35.39,0:25:38.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The inclusion of these shots are unnecessary
Dialogue: 0,0:25:38.13,0:25:43.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and again make the viewers complicit\Nin non-consensual looking.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:45.16,0:25:49.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just as peeping is never the fault of\Nthe person who’s being spied on,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:49.60,0:25:55.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it’s also never the fault of the people whose\Nintimate images are distributed without their permission.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:56.28,0:25:58.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The blame should rest entirely
Dialogue: 0,0:25:58.54,0:26:02.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with those sharing or looking without consent.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:02.40,0:26:04.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"You never should've sent him those."
Dialogue: 0,0:26:05.06,0:26:07.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"He never should've shared them."
Dialogue: 0,0:26:07.67,0:26:13.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s still very rare to see male characters in media\Nwho honor women’s privacy.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:13.36,0:26:16.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s even more rare to see men or boys intervening
Dialogue: 0,0:26:16.56,0:26:20.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to prevent their peers from non-consensual looking
Dialogue: 0,0:26:21.54,0:26:24.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but those are the types of representations\Nthat we need.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:24.91,0:26:26.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"All right, closing."
Dialogue: 0,0:26:26.50,0:26:31.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we are to build a culture of\Naffirmative and enthusiastic consent
Dialogue: 0,0:26:31.18,0:26:35.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it’s critical to understanding the ethics of looking.
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