Representations of Women In Music Videos

shanz23 · 01-24-2010, 03:19 AM

Hey all,
Because of my media studies research on how women are representated in music videos, I wanted to know what you guys think about how women are shown in rock music videos. Any thuoghts?
xxx

noise · 01-24-2010, 03:34 AM

yeah, let's make some generalizations. sounds like fun.

watch these three videos, then see if you can find a common theme:

jackhammer · 01-24-2010, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shanz23

Hey all,
Because of my media studies research on how women are representated in music videos, I wanted to know what you guys think about how women are shown in rock music videos. Any thuoghts?
xxx

Yeah. Learn to spell correctly.

nick! · 01-24-2010, 07:11 PM

I'd say it'd be pretty degrading for music videos as a whole (esp. rap). But in rock videos too. It's just our culture. sex sells. demographics

midnight rain · 01-24-2010, 07:27 PM

*Yawn*

Noobs are incapable of posting an original sentiment, aren't they?

nick! · 01-24-2010, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Tuna

*Yawn*

Noobs are incapable of posting an original sentiment, aren't they?

sorry my opinions arent "original" enough for u.

midnight rain · 01-24-2010, 08:14 PM

I wasn't referring to you, but ok.

Unrelenting · 01-24-2010, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tuna

*Yawn*

Noobs are incapable of posting an original sentiment, aren't they?

Coming from another noob, of course

~~TumorAttitude~~ · 01-24-2010, 09:47 PM

If your teacher is a small-minded "feminist" chode, write about hegemonic masculinity in music videos.
If your teacher is a small-minded racist chode, write about women being degraded in rap music.
If your teacher is a small-minded republican chode, write about how censorship isn't tight enough and how the sexualization of music culture is causing teen pregnancy to rise or something. Just be Tipper Gore.
If your teacher is actually cool and not a chode at all, do your homework and analyze some of your favorite music videos. Love/whoopee making songs seem to be popular nowadays or sumthin, so it makes sense that a lot of females are portrayed in overtly sexual ways or as love interests in vids for male artists. (Don't really know any mainstream lesbian artists nowadays.....Indigo Girls.....Katy Perry? Nah. **** it. You find this stuff.)

Also, if all your favorite musicvideos are pretty much mainstream genital-touching tunes, watch a PJ Harvey video and compare. Or watch "Smile" by Lily Allen. I like that video and the song. I dislike PJ Harvey.

God, this is a long post. I think I should stop, I just keep writing. I'm not even going to read what I wrote, I just totally helped you with your homework. Claps for me.

duga · 01-24-2010, 09:56 PM

especially for mentioning pj harvey.

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midnight rain Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,711	Yawn Noobs are incapable of posting an original sentiment, aren't they?

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midnight rain Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,711	I wasn't referring to you, but ok.

01-24-2010, 09:47 PM	#9 (permalink)
~~TumorAttitude~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Purgatory Posts: 749	If your teacher is a small-minded "feminist" chode, write about hegemonic masculinity in music videos. If your teacher is a small-minded racist chode, write about women being degraded in rap music. If your teacher is a small-minded republican chode, write about how censorship isn't tight enough and how the sexualization of music culture is causing teen pregnancy to rise or something. Just be Tipper Gore. If your teacher is actually cool and not a chode at all, do your homework and analyze some of your favorite music videos. Love/whoopee making songs seem to be popular nowadays or sumthin, so it makes sense that a lot of females are portrayed in overtly sexual ways or as love interests in vids for male artists. (Don't really know any mainstream lesbian artists nowadays.....Indigo Girls.....Katy Perry? Nah. **** it. You find this stuff.) Also, if all your favorite musicvideos are pretty much mainstream genital-touching tunes, watch a PJ Harvey video and compare. Or watch "Smile" by Lily Allen. I like that video and the song. I dislike PJ Harvey. God, this is a long post. I think I should stop, I just keep writing. I'm not even going to read what I wrote, I just totally helped you with your homework. Claps for me.