Sexuality is pervasive in American popular media today. The female body is frequently presented in an overtly provocative manner, with body proportions which are often unattainable by the average woman. Women are also frequently depicted as hyper-sexualized, which serves to encourage the objectification of women’s bodies. In this paper, I will explore the various ways in which music videos and television shows portray women and discuss the potentially harmful impacts they can have on female viewers.
In her controversial music video S&M Rihanna (2011) combined these major female stereotypes in the context of sadomasochism. Sadomasochism is an alternative sexual lifestyle in which one partner takes a dominant role while the other takes a
In her controversial music video S&M Rihanna (2011) combined these major female stereotypes in the context of sadomasochism. Sadomasochism is an alternative sexual lifestyle in which one partner takes a dominant role while the other takes a