Dealing With My Own Male Gaze

Why is it so hard to override the impulse to ogle?

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By Noah Brand

I was recently at a firedance performance put on by some friends of mine, and I found myself frustrated by a weirdly reflexive attitude in my own mind. One of the dancers had what I considered to be a terrific set of breasts, and I found it actively difficult to pay attention to her dancing…