Misogynistic Treatment of Women in Music Videos

Karina Salcido, Tanya Rios

Brandon Salgado, Jazmine Cuevas Effects on Women
Introduction
University of Texas at El Paso This particular attitude towards women has
Although it is 2017 it is still shown to be very harmful not only to
controversial to speak about how
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women are depicted in music
Professor Fatima Masoud destructive to women both physically and
emotionally. As for society, this mind-set has
videos. It has become a social
already begun to affect the way others view
norm in pop, rock, and rap to Rock women and therefore treat them a certain
sexually objectify women in order The use of women in the form of sexual objectification in rock videos is primarily due to way. A study done to prove whether the
for artist to gain notoriety. These one of the biggest business quotes, sex sells. This fits in perfectly with the rock genre since exposure of sexual hip-hop music videos
rock stars are seen as the cool guys who get all the women, the tales of Hair Metal influence certain sexual attitudes, proves
negative portrayals in music musicians and groupies are countless. They play their lifestyles on the screens of many, that the higher sexual content, the more
videos have normalized sexual trying to outdo one another with having the hottest girls doing the most henious sexual acts. sexual objectification is expressed. Several
behavior in women and caused A large audience pool that they play to is teenagers, and most teenage boys are going studies found consistent support to be
society to view them as unrealistic through their highly sexual hormonal stage and that is how the musicians and labels can related to increased body shame, more
get their views and money. In the video Under and Over It by the Heavy Metal group Five appearance anxiety, and both eating
sexual beings. This poster will be: Finger Death Punch they parody this issue and the fame that comes with it by setting up disorders and depressive symptoms.
analyzing how the genres of rock, the video as being shot behind the scenes in setting up sexy scenes with a plethora of Furthermore, self-objectification has been
rap, and pop objectify women, women at a pool party. It can also be viewed in the terms of rock being the antithesis to the found to be related to broader psychosocial
Christian religion, and the issue of premarital sex. Rock stars like to break the rules by constructs, such as poorer self-esteem, lower
discussing how women fall into
sticking it to the man and showing it off to the world. life satisfaction, less relationship satisfaction,
this portrayal influenced by
lower levels of global well-being, risk-taking,
popular music, and the effect that Rap and Pop and self-harm.
this portrayal has on everyday Throughout the decades hip hop music videos have played a major part in portraying
women. women as less than men. Tupac Shakur asserts his dominance over females in his music Females Artists Autonomy
video Hit Em Up, where he raps, Lil Kim, don't fuck around with real Gs, quick to snatch Female musicians are also demanded to
yo ugly ass off the streets, so fuck peace. as he pulls off the weave of a Lil Kim objectify themselves in order to appeal to
the males voyeuristic gaze.The demand
impersonator dancing behind him. The impersonator is dressed in a skin tight black dress
for self-objectification reinforces
shaking her butt, showing the audience an unrealistic female body.Tupac and early rappers
misogyny and women internalize it.
sparked a fuse, they created the norm of having half naked women in their music videos. Female artist that refuse to reinforce
Early 2000s music videos such as Nellys Hot in Here, and Ugly Gods 2016 music video sexim are usually not as a relevent or
Water both consist of the them rapping around half naked woman. famous. Missy Elliot, Lauryn Hill, Solange
Although rap is the genre that most people's minds go to when they think of artist and Mary J. Blige are a few examples of
objectifying women, many other genres of music disrespect women such as pop.Most women that arent hyper sexualized. The
successful female pop artist wear revealing outfits. Katy Perry has several revealing outfits demand for female objectification in order
to sell reflects an industry that produces
in her music video California Gurls. One of her outfits is her wearing revealing bedazzled
content for men.
shorts and a bra with two cupcakes on her breast where she later shoots out whip creme
from. However it is not just females in the pop industry that are responsible for giving
Photo of 2Live Crew females a bad representation. Robin Thickes popular music video, Blurred Lines solely
consists of him, T.I, and Pharell singing while half naked women dance around them.

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