Friday, October 12, 2018

Music Videos Representation of Women

Watching many music videos today, you see women constantly wearing little to no clothing. They are surrounding a fancy or wealthy scene, sitting on cars or expensive boats. The are presented as objects and are there to help advertise and essentially sell the image or scene presented. It is worth noting that they sometimes are seen with alcoholic beverages and I think this is not by accident.  Sometimes the women are doing things or are framed to look unintelligent and uneducated. They are positioned in a way when seated or standing to show off a part of their body. These women tend to where small or tight bathing suits or inappropriate clothing. Not to mention, they are covered in makeup to help enhance their beauty because these videos love to follow the societal beauty norm. These images are often unrealistic as well, you will see a women in a bathing suit but yet she will have her hair perfectly curled and a full face of professional makeup done. When you analyze and dig deeper into the actual scenes presented in these music videos it really shows the intent of the video. These videos are trying to sell certain ideas and promote certain images, these images are not what children growing up today should believe to be the "norm".  These things are shown in many music videos today and it is devastating and unfortunate to witness. I am thinking about writing about music videos.

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