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Japanese DVD Helps Women Get Used to Male Stares, Creeps Us Out

by Amar Toor on January 28, 2010 at 03:40 PM

The latest product to come out of the perpetually fascinating land of Japan might just be the most simplistic, yet most disturbing we've yet to see. And that's saying a lot.

A new DVD called 'Miterudake for Lady' is designed to help Japanese women deal with men staring at them... by showing them images of men, well, staring at them. According to the manufacturer Avex, Miterudake ("only seeing" in Japanese) is targeted at the jaded woman whose "heart was almost broken at love and interpersonal relationships." According to InventorSpot, after a minute of staring into the camera, one of the 51 Japanese men on the DVD will give a reassuring laugh, and offer some words of encouragement.



The Miterudake isn't only for women who need extra help getting over the "Male Gaze," though; there's a version for men, too, and it's even creepier. The guy version features more of a variety in demographic when it comes to staring subjects, including female twins and octogenarians, among others. And judging from one of the sample clips after the jump, Japanese men apparently get anxious even when school age girls stare at them, for reasons we obviously don't even want to think about. [From: InventorSpot, via: BuzzFeed]

Tags: avex, japan, male gaze, MaleGaze, miterudake, OnlyInJapan, staring, top, weird

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