“ While some female performers may experience sexual objectification as empowering, it may not be that simple. As long as we live in a society that uses sex to sell things, this is going to be tricky for women. It might make you feel powerful to look hot in your video, but it also sets a precedent that other female artists will feel a need to live up to (diet, plastic surgery), and it encourages music fans to think of you in terms of your body rather than your work.
November 20, 2009
