I can't figure out if it's getting any better, though. I mean, yes, popular music has lots of female artists nowadays, and there are some hard rock and punk bands with women members. But overwhelmingly, the content of videos for those women seems to suggest that sexuality is still the top consideration for success, not talent. Look at one success story: yeah, Gwen Stefani can poke fun at it now, but No Doubt sort of used her in skimpy clothes and bright makeup to become successful. If she's doing it deliberately and consciously is it OK? When does it just become sexism and exploitation?
Dunno. Thinking about this is making my brain hurt.
I'm trying to decide if some of my distaste for rap stems from similar reasoning: a lot of the rap/hip hop culture (and yes, I know I'm lumping two vastly different things together when I use that slash) strikes me as extremely sexist on the surface. Maybe if I listened more carefully I'd hear something else?
eta: I think I should qualify, also, that I'm thinking about mainstream American bands. Maybe it's just us, and it's better on the European or Asian scene?
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Date: 2007-11-26 11:43 pm (UTC)Dunno. Thinking about this is making my brain hurt.
I'm trying to decide if some of my distaste for rap stems from similar reasoning: a lot of the rap/hip hop culture (and yes, I know I'm lumping two vastly different things together when I use that slash) strikes me as extremely sexist on the surface. Maybe if I listened more carefully I'd hear something else?
eta: I think I should qualify, also, that I'm thinking about mainstream American bands. Maybe it's just us, and it's better on the European or Asian scene?