A woman in a music video is often referred to as a Video Vixen. The term vixen typically elicits the thought of a temptress, who is aesthetically stunning, with long luscious hair, thick thighs, toned limbs, large breasts, and equally fitting derriere. Stereotypically, she wears high stiletto shoes designed to accentuate her hourglass, half-naked figures, and voluptuous silhouette. She is the object of sex appeal for men in music videos and treated as a prized trophy for possession. To the male viewer on the other side of the screen, she is mesmerizing, with her deep and penetrating eyes and glossy pouty lips as if she were requesting a private encounter with him. Through these actions, she has convicted herself as an object of sexual gratification
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She is a young, attractive brown-haired woman who gratuitously cavorts with her breasts completely exposed, left only with a flesh-colored bikini bottom to adorn her lean and silky-smooth frame. She is the object of desire among Thicke, Pharrell and T.I., as they exchange jeers and glances of accordance praising her half-naked body as if she were a token of sexual pleasure for them. She becomes the center of attention, engaging in flirtatious behavior in the transaction to incite interest, and approval, through the physical contact she provides. At one point featured artist T.I. brushes her hair, and pulls on it while she submits to his actions gripping down on her nail with her perfect snow-white teeth giving him a look of helplessness in return. (Thicke. This misconstrued model of female sexuality mirrors perceptions of today’s cultural climate as those of the late 19the Century when Mary Wollstonecraft wrote “Of the Pernicious Effects Which Arise from the Unnatural Distinctions Established by Society”. In her essay, she explains, “…when a woman is admired for her beauty, and suffers herself to be so far intoxicated by the admiration she receives as to neglect discharge the indispensable duty....” (657). The interaction between the vixen and the males in the video reveals …show more content…
As the video demonstrates, she is young, slender with long auburn hair and bright red lipstick and high-heel shoes all symbolic characteristics associated with femininity. On the other hand, men are taught to be tough young boys, sterile from emotions and be successful and hold prestigious positions to produce a sustainable and comfortable lifestyle, including pleasure from the women. Margaret Mead, author of “Sex and Temperament” concluded how behaviors and roles are cultivated from an early age in society, “Ultimately, she realized that each culture begins shaping individuals at birth to fit the patterns that it has determined as most desirable” (Jacobus 708). Germaine Greer adds, “Masculinity is a system. It is the complex of learned behaviors and subtly coded interactions that form the connective tissue of corporate society.” (734). Women are thought of as attractive, soft, and fragile creatures whose beauty serves only to seduce acceptance in an otherwise male-dominated society Girls do not make clear of these distinct characteristics from the outset, to express their proper role in society, but instead imitate certain behaviors from early stages of childhood and cultivate specific behaviors they must perform. This illustrates the outcomes in behavior and characteristics of each sex that is performed in life
She is a young, attractive brown-haired woman who gratuitously cavorts with her breasts completely exposed, left only with a flesh-colored bikini bottom to adorn her lean and silky-smooth frame. She is the object of desire among Thicke, Pharrell and T.I., as they exchange jeers and glances of accordance praising her half-naked body as if she were a token of sexual pleasure for them. She becomes the center of attention, engaging in flirtatious behavior in the transaction to incite interest, and approval, through the physical contact she provides. At one point featured artist T.I. brushes her hair, and pulls on it while she submits to his actions gripping down on her nail with her perfect snow-white teeth giving him a look of helplessness in return. (Thicke. This misconstrued model of female sexuality mirrors perceptions of today’s cultural climate as those of the late 19the Century when Mary Wollstonecraft wrote “Of the Pernicious Effects Which Arise from the Unnatural Distinctions Established by Society”. In her essay, she explains, “…when a woman is admired for her beauty, and suffers herself to be so far intoxicated by the admiration she receives as to neglect discharge the indispensable duty....” (657). The interaction between the vixen and the males in the video reveals …show more content…
As the video demonstrates, she is young, slender with long auburn hair and bright red lipstick and high-heel shoes all symbolic characteristics associated with femininity. On the other hand, men are taught to be tough young boys, sterile from emotions and be successful and hold prestigious positions to produce a sustainable and comfortable lifestyle, including pleasure from the women. Margaret Mead, author of “Sex and Temperament” concluded how behaviors and roles are cultivated from an early age in society, “Ultimately, she realized that each culture begins shaping individuals at birth to fit the patterns that it has determined as most desirable” (Jacobus 708). Germaine Greer adds, “Masculinity is a system. It is the complex of learned behaviors and subtly coded interactions that form the connective tissue of corporate society.” (734). Women are thought of as attractive, soft, and fragile creatures whose beauty serves only to seduce acceptance in an otherwise male-dominated society Girls do not make clear of these distinct characteristics from the outset, to express their proper role in society, but instead imitate certain behaviors from early stages of childhood and cultivate specific behaviors they must perform. This illustrates the outcomes in behavior and characteristics of each sex that is performed in life