tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409203774253961958.post3560685642943901176..comments2024-03-03T11:07:26.751-06:00Comments on True American Stories: My Anaconda DON'TBernie H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07495216592033548760noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409203774253961958.post-44668720398940724782014-09-04T21:10:24.381-05:002014-09-04T21:10:24.381-05:00I agree with Bonnie, and though I also think that ...I agree with Bonnie, and though I also think that the media is hugely oversexualized in general, it is really nice to see a woman feeling empowered over her sexuality, as opposed to being used as the sexual object. While I think it is not okay for billboards and commercials and tv to portray women as objects, or as just a body, I do think it is empowering, and important to see a woman who is dressing in a very "sexy" manner, but for her own sake and not a man's. I think that Minaj is doing a very decent job of showing that men don't have all the power, and though I personally don't favor her music (my own music taste), I do believe in what she's doing, and what she stands for. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409203774253961958.post-57088252050716936922014-09-02T20:26:22.150-05:002014-09-02T20:26:22.150-05:00While I agree that women in media are often using ...While I agree that women in media are often using their sexuality to create shock and controversy and therefore bring more attention to their work, I think this video has an underlying message. In her video, Minaj makes fun of the "sexy french maid" cliché as well as the images of women spraying themselves with whipped cream and "seductively" eating fruit. If you watch this part of the video, you can see her playing along at first, but later she contorts her face in disgust then chops and discards a banana. This is no doubt a metaphor for something less family friendly. I believe she is making fun of this, as well as the idea that women are used as sexual objects for the pleasure of men. Similarly, in the scenes with Drake I believe she is taking ownership over her own sexuality and empowering herself. You can see her sort of teasing Drake, dancing on him and making him a sexual object. Not only this, but when he tries to touch her, she smacks his hand away. This is showing that she is in control, and that he can't do anything she doesn't want him to. This is placing a woman in a position of sexual power and dominance over a man, something we rarely see in mainstream media these days. So while I agree with some of your argument, I think that this video is largely breaking stereotypes and empowering women. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409203774253961958.post-85033614579564488902014-09-02T20:13:11.654-05:002014-09-02T20:13:11.654-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409203774253961958.post-28524914571399174742014-09-01T21:51:44.260-05:002014-09-01T21:51:44.260-05:00Meg, I enjoyed reading your post. I agree that sex...Meg, I enjoyed reading your post. I agree that sexual promiscuity is too often intermixed with music videos produced by major artists... that actually have talent. Although artists have free will to create whatever they please, it would be nice if they considered the effects of producing explicit content, considering that many artists have a younger audience as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com