Some believe that women are sexualised in the music industry. There lies overwhelming evidence for this point. The music industry progressively reveals more of the models bodies in an attempt to appeal to the largely male majority. An example of this appears in the MTV awards in 2013, where around 10 million people viewed. They were privy to dancers dressed only in bikinis, Lady Gaga, who wore a thong and shells, and finally Miley Cyrus who wore only three items of clothing. The manor of which they are dressed creates the compelling case that women are in fact sexualised in the music industry. The coexisted with well-built males in the background, fully dressed which implies that they are more powerful, dominant even. The illustrated contrast proves to depict that women are used as objects in the music industry.
Women in the music industry are often used at the advantage of the male gaze. Women are repeatedly sexualised in the music industry. Often women are wearing more make up than clothing, featuring in sexual positioning, dancing provocatively.
Also featuring in the oppressed sector of the music industry are particular ethnicities. One such group includes the black community. They are shown to be abrasive, aggressive, ill-mannered and dull witted. An example includes the song The Notorious BIG's 'Who shot ya' entailing a story of gang violence and murder threats. This depicts the black group confirm the archetype about them and shows the biased light they are placed under. Finally, the country genre is also stereotyped about the singers being rednecks and from Texas and the female singers are skinny blondes. There songs consist of about the rural life and relates to the stereotype of white southerners, which include the idea of being inbred, backwards, trigger happy and generally retarded. To conclude, it is my belief that women and some ethnicities are portrayed in a biased, unjust light.
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