On the internet, phrases catch on like wildfire. And one phrase in particular that’s caught my attention is “dressing for the male gaze.” TikTokers talk about it constantly, putting celebrities like Sabrina Carpenter, Megan Fox, and Kim Kardashian in the category, while also modeling outfit examples. The very popular college hockey romance book-to-TV adaptation, Off Campus , tapped into this discourse, too. During the second episode of season 1, while preparing for a joint birthday/costume party for Dean and Beau (played by Stephen Kalyn and Khobe Clarke, respectively), main character Hannah Wells (played by Ella Bright) says, “Not all the women I know want to get dressed for the male gaze,” to which Garrett Graham (played by Belmont Cameli) says, “The women I know do.” Her best friend Allie (played by Mika Abdalla) agrees with Garrett, claiming that there’s a difference between “girl hot” and “boy hot,” which determines the (decidedly “boy hot”) outfit Hannah ends up wearing to the party.…