▁artist ▁illustrated ▁a ▁self - crit ique ▁in ▁connection ▁to ▁the ▁human ▁circumstances ▁relevant ▁to ▁all ▁living ▁the ▁" American ▁dream ". ▁Mar is ol ▁dep icted ▁the ▁human ▁vulner ability ▁that ▁was ▁common ▁to ▁all ▁subjects ▁within ▁a ▁femin ist ▁critique ▁and ▁differenti ated ▁from ▁the ▁cont rolling ▁male ▁view point ▁of ▁her ▁Pop ▁art ▁associ ates . ▁Instead ▁of ▁om itting ▁her ▁subject ivity ▁as ▁a ▁woman ▁of ▁color , ▁Mar is ol ▁re defined ▁female ▁identity ▁by ▁making ▁representations ▁that ▁made ▁mock ery ▁of ▁current ▁s tere ot ypes . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁evaluation ▁of ▁Mar is ol ' s ▁practice ▁concluded ▁that ▁her ▁femin ine ▁view ▁was ▁a ▁reason ▁to ▁separate ▁her ▁from ▁other ▁Pop ▁artists , ▁as ▁she ▁offered ▁sentiment al ▁sat ire ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁dead pan ▁attitude . ▁Like ▁many ▁artists ▁fe ared , ▁this ▁female ▁sens ibility ▁was ▁the ▁cause ▁for ▁her ▁to ▁be ▁marg inal ized ▁by ▁critics ▁as ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁concept ual ▁framework ▁of ▁Pop ▁Art . ▁Mar is ol ' s ▁wit ▁was ▁dis reg arded ▁as ▁femin ine ▁play ful ness , ▁therefore , ▁lack ing ▁the ▁object ivity ▁and ▁expression less ▁attitude ▁of ▁male ▁pop ▁artists . ▁Their ▁mascul ine ▁superior ity ▁was ▁celebrated ▁in ▁its ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁an ▁art ic ulate ▁' f em in ine ' ▁perspective . ▁As ▁Wh iting ▁further ▁clar ified ▁in ▁her ▁article ▁Fig uring ▁Mar is ol ' s ▁Fem in in ities , ▁" without ▁femin ine ▁Pop