tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660951900979707177.post4018583961948335744..comments2023-10-07T07:36:56.004-04:00Comments on Lady Notorious: Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift, and does talking about having a big ass make you a feministLady Notorioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07322017375955047967noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660951900979707177.post-8673271697917208962015-09-10T22:22:15.076-04:002015-09-10T22:22:15.076-04:00Great post! I watched both videos. Minaj has shock...Great post! I watched both videos. Minaj has shockingly explicit, ridiculous and immature lyrics and more porno-like sexy ladies dancing than I've ever seen even in male artists' typically sexist hip-hop videos. As a guy, my eyes were glued to the screen. Is it empowering? I don't think so. Perhaps you could generously interpret it as Minaj "owning her sexuality" or "promoting a realistically curvy body image," but what's all that crap about "f*ck skinny bitches" -? I don't think empowerment is supposed to be a competition between skinny and curvy women for who can be sexier to men. That's more like, um, whatever the opposite of empowerment is. Now the Taylor Swift video- I can see why it won. It had more plot and special effects and costumes and stuff, plus explosions and someone being thrown out a plate glass window. I didn't think the stylized violent female badassery of Swift's video matched with her silly pop music, but whatever. (The sexual lyrics and porno visuals of Minaj's video matched, at least). Perhaps you could generously interpret Swift's video as being empowering because it shows women doing stuff that's supposed to be "cool man stuff," like smoking cigars and killing people and walking away from explosions. But really I don't think either video does much of anything positive besides just entertain. James Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15380226220764974087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660951900979707177.post-58036981322080384332015-09-10T21:58:36.827-04:002015-09-10T21:58:36.827-04:00Just watched them all (can't use iframes in a ...Just watched them all (can't use iframes in a comment, so I can't share) but I suppose I'd be pissed too. Swift's video has no story in that it's all exposition; there's no conflict to actually watch outside of the first 10 seconds. It's success also seems to hinge upon the fact that she can afford to hire the liked of Mariska Hargitay, Jessica Alba, and Cindy Crawford to be IN her video. <br /><br />That said, IMO Kendrick Lamar's "Alright" has — hands down — the best cinematography, whilst Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk" has the best song. Really, I'd only put Beyonce's "7/11" below Swift, as it's mainly her in hotels shot with a GoPro. Fun, but ultimately too austere.<br /><br />Regarding the feminist issues (preach on), Minaj's video is well, shot, the song is fine (and it reference's the illustrious Sir Mix-A-Lot), but it's nearly 5 full minutes of pure objectification. Seriously, it'll garner views, but what was she thinking? MTV is going to back this (as precarious as MTV's reputation is)?JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830749380317565647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6660951900979707177.post-59121437181678897932015-09-10T21:20:45.280-04:002015-09-10T21:20:45.280-04:00How are there not embedded videos in this post for...How are there not embedded videos in this post for us to formulate commentary?<br /><br />JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830749380317565647noreply@blogger.com