Representation of women in rap videos

These images do provide pleasures to some viewers. But the concern is that men may internalise the notion that women are nothing more than sexual objects waiting to be used.

These sorts of images are not unique to hip hop. Objectified female bodies are everywhere. They appear throughout our culture in films, advertisements, television programmes etc. However, within music videos, this is virtually the ONLY vision of women available.

The women in the Hip Hop music video's show that they are very powerful and want to be very important, also in the videos the hand gestures and body language is very sexual and they are wearing short clothes to stand out to viewers. In programmes, films, television and advertisements you wont really see these sort of things, but in music videos you will because it has changed since 1998-2012. In 1998 the group called spice girls sang a song called Wannabe and in 2012 Katy Perry sang a song called California girls. It has changed dramatically through the years by having lots of clothes on to having no clothes on.

The women in the music videos are just playthings and eye candy, mainly girls that want to be in the videos just want to be in television and get with the artist. In most music videos you will see ever the women or the male artist with flash cars money and with fancy and expensive clothes.
The way the women in music videos act is not unique to hip hop because they are not being themselves and they are just showing that they are sexual objects waiting to be used. One of the most famous rap artist is 50 Cent, he is a prime example of a rap artist  because in this video (Candy Shop) he shows off his muscle and has lots of women around him.
However  do agree with this statement" These sorts of images are not unique to hip hop.Objectified female bodies are everywhere.They appear throughout our culture in films, Advertisements  television programmes etc. However within music videos, this is virtually the only vision of women available".

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You have a number of good points here and have chosen your examples well, but you don't really have any specific examples to back up your points made.

T: Find examples and apply them to your chosen videos to help you fully explain your points.