In the following music video, the men are in control of the women. They have power over anyone else in the video. They are almost like a puppeteer. The man gets to be in what is popular clothing, and the girls stand out in mix matched outfits that stand out. The don't get the jewels or high class clothing that the men will wear, which shows their status.
Female sexuality is shown through the outfits and the skin they are showing. They then must show off their bodies by drawing attention to sexual parts, shown through choreography. This is what modern day hip hop and some dance moves portray. It brings to life our bodies and is ho we are supposed to show confidence, by showing off those parts.
Beyonce and Bruno Mars tend to make videos that go against stereotypes. Bruno Mars' most recent music video of "That's What I Like" is just him with graphics around him. There are no sexual references or girls dancing around him. Beyonce's new album music videos show women empowerment and strength from herself.
Because music videos target adolescents, the future mindset they are going to have is not going to be positive, is not going to be clean, but is going to be extremely sensitized to aspects we find pushing the limits, or too explicit today. Relationships are looked at as power and is objectified. There is no emotion or struggles, it is just one person winning and having success while the other person is there to look pretty, or boost someone else up, hence, a backup dancer.
Sunday, April 16, 2017
Saturday, April 1, 2017
Masculinity
I chose the song "Superhero" by The Weekend. I decided to look up lyrics of his because from the pop hits he has on the radio, I now find myself really rolling my eyes at what I hear, after analyzing topics discussed in this class.
The lyrics below describe a girl in a bar already struggling, feeling pain brought on from another guy. He is going to help her though this and be the one to save her from being emotional, as she must be because she is a woman. This assumes that we cannot handle ourselves, and "hospitality" is needed from him. Obviously this is going to be a sexual reference too. Personally, I turn to my girlfriends if I am upset over a guy, and not another one to make me feel better. In reality, a girl isn't going to be sobbing, or having "tears running down [her] face" at a bar. We disguise it better than that, most likely.
This last paragraph implies that he will fix all of her pain, and that he is the right choice. Yes all songs whether it be male or female will say that they are the remedy their potential date needs. We boost ourselves up and lyrics are created to show power and confidence. Too much of this can be misconstrued. He is not the most perfect guy out there, and isn't going to fix all the girls' problems he is referring to.
It shows the sexism in our world in the fact that he is making a song based on girl's emotions and needing to be saved.
Because this song is not a main hit, there is no public music video. I chose this song because out of many, even though it is not a hit, still shows the type of music he takes part in.
Help you through your misery, hospitality that you need from me
And girl, I can hear the pain inside (your voice)
Argue every night but that's a choice and I can take it all away
Let me rescue you, I can see the truth
I can see right through the pain
Let me rescue you, let me fill his shoes
No more tears running down your face
The lyrics below describe a girl in a bar already struggling, feeling pain brought on from another guy. He is going to help her though this and be the one to save her from being emotional, as she must be because she is a woman. This assumes that we cannot handle ourselves, and "hospitality" is needed from him. Obviously this is going to be a sexual reference too. Personally, I turn to my girlfriends if I am upset over a guy, and not another one to make me feel better. In reality, a girl isn't going to be sobbing, or having "tears running down [her] face" at a bar. We disguise it better than that, most likely.
This last paragraph implies that he will fix all of her pain, and that he is the right choice. Yes all songs whether it be male or female will say that they are the remedy their potential date needs. We boost ourselves up and lyrics are created to show power and confidence. Too much of this can be misconstrued. He is not the most perfect guy out there, and isn't going to fix all the girls' problems he is referring to.
It shows the sexism in our world in the fact that he is making a song based on girl's emotions and needing to be saved.
Because this song is not a main hit, there is no public music video. I chose this song because out of many, even though it is not a hit, still shows the type of music he takes part in.
Help you through your misery, hospitality that you need from me
And girl, I can hear the pain inside (your voice)
Argue every night but that's a choice and I can take it all away
Let me rescue you, I can see the truth
I can see right through the pain
Let me rescue you, let me fill his shoes
No more tears running down your face
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