Kvinnor i den västerländska konsten

Mallory Ortberg skriver humorposter på sidan The Toast. En av serierna jag gillar mest är "Women... In Western Art History". Den kom för Ortberg, som ändå älskar klassisk konst, när hon märkte att många kvinnor på tavlor som betecknas som lyssnande ser rejält uttråkade ut. Hon tog några fina exempel och gav dem mål i mun: sarkastiska svar i modern språkdräkt. Det är elakt ibland, men ofta så roligt att jag skrattar högt. Jag vill dela med mig av några bilder, men klicka på länkarna, där finns det mycket mer!

Women Listening To Men In Western Art History:

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don’t make eye contact
im not im not making eye contact
well you’re giving him some sort of encouragement
no im not im like lying down
well lie down harder 
“Okay, this next one is called Elegy in Amber”
oh my god how many elegies even are there in the world
is he going to play all of them




Women Ignoring Men In Western Art History:

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"Okay, but did you like, really hear the difference between the two versions?”
“No, I definitely did, I totally see what you mean –”
“I’ll play it again.”

Unsatisfied Women In Western Art History:

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so this is your whole kingdom
yeah?
there’s not
more of it
that i missed seeing?
just statues of lions instead of regular lions, i see
no it’s good
it’s good
it’s good you only have that





Women Rejecting Marriage Proposals In Western Art History:

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no shes not here
idk where she is but its not here
its somewhere else
ok good luck bye!!
ill tell her you were looking for her good luck ok bye!!!
sorry this curtains really heavy so i have to close it now