Introduction When waking up in the morning what is the first thing you do? Take a moment and think about it, do you wake up and look in the mirror? If so, do you acknowledge your beauty or do you complain and compare yourself to others? Today I am going to discuses how Ideological Criticism works by analyzing a song and a music video. The song and the music video I am going to analyze is powerful and has a strong message behind it. The name of the song and the music video is called Pretty Hurts by Beyoncé. I picked Beyoncé because she has and continues to influence many people around the world, no matter age or gender. Beyoncé knows how to connect with her audience and that is why many people look up to her. Which leads to the purpose of
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Many people see those images on television and in magazines that they will start to believe that to be pretty one needs to throw up, eat cotton balls, and exercise, which leads social to believe all those things. Beyoncé is being a leader by leading and telling the audience that being pretty does not need to be painful, being pretty means accepting who we are and accepting our flaws. That is why in the music video Beyoncé says, “ My aspiration in life is to be happy.” The song and the music video fit under ideological criticism because Beyoncé has the power to tell society that pretty does not need to be …show more content…
According to Foss, this criticism is focusing on, “beliefs, values, and the assumptions it suggest” (209). This criticism can be also be categorize in a different way, which is, “concepts, language, imagery of thought, and the systems of representation” (Foss 209). In other words, ideological criticism is analyzing how society behaves and how does society play a role in the world. That is why I picked Pretty Hurts by Beyoncé because she is a person who society knows and Beyoncé also has power to make people believe what she says. Beyoncé knows has how to persuade society to accept their beauty and to not suffer, to be happy for whom you
Many people see those images on television and in magazines that they will start to believe that to be pretty one needs to throw up, eat cotton balls, and exercise, which leads social to believe all those things. Beyoncé is being a leader by leading and telling the audience that being pretty does not need to be painful, being pretty means accepting who we are and accepting our flaws. That is why in the music video Beyoncé says, “ My aspiration in life is to be happy.” The song and the music video fit under ideological criticism because Beyoncé has the power to tell society that pretty does not need to be …show more content…
According to Foss, this criticism is focusing on, “beliefs, values, and the assumptions it suggest” (209). This criticism can be also be categorize in a different way, which is, “concepts, language, imagery of thought, and the systems of representation” (Foss 209). In other words, ideological criticism is analyzing how society behaves and how does society play a role in the world. That is why I picked Pretty Hurts by Beyoncé because she is a person who society knows and Beyoncé also has power to make people believe what she says. Beyoncé knows has how to persuade society to accept their beauty and to not suffer, to be happy for whom you