Eroticism In American Women

Eroticism is slowly becoming the strongest commodity in the music business, probably because most eroticism in music videos, for example, portrays female bodies aimed to please the man and as we know we live in a male dominated world. Today, women are learning from their past counterparts how to use eroticism as a form of agency. This agency creates a form of empowerment in which they get to control their own ability to be desired and the rate at which they can be approached. Yet in today's society, it is seen solely as a symbol of negativity for women all over America to get in touch with their own sexuality outside of a man's grasp. One reason for this is that all things that were once private and only appropriate for the bedroom are being brought to light as an aspect of business in order to make sales. Much of this negativity comes through the eyes of traditionalists who hold the religious ideals of purity close to heart, and the rest of it comes from young white …show more content…
"Anaconda" gained attention because the entire music video is centered on sexuality from a woman's perspective. "Unlike some hip-hop videos in which female bodies only exist for the male gaze, Minaj creates a female-dominated world where she both controls and enjoys her sexuality." (Grigoriadis) The eroticism in this music video are completely aimed at and for women. The scene that most signifies this takes place in the kitchen where Nicki begins to insinuate oral sex with a banana then continues to break it in half, chop it to pieces with a knife and ending with a smirk to the camera. I interpreted that her aim in this scene was to demolish the idea of patriarchy and once again bring the independence and empowerment back to women, implying that they hold their eroticism as agency, not the other way