Music is an intricate part of our lives. Just like all other types of media types music has a sociocultural power and include gendered images of both men and women. According to Gamble and Gamble women are usually abused and used in music videos. When they are either written, produced, or written by men music videos promote sexism and depict women as sex objects. In these videos there is a certain degree of attention that is put on the female breasts, legs, or torsos which make up 25% of the music videos, females are used 60% of the time and are most likely semi-nude or in very reveling clothing, males that are used in music videos are fully clothed most of the time (Gamble and Gamble, 2003, p 370). In the Static Lullaby remake of the Britney Spears song “Toxic” The females are dressed in popular Britney Spears outfits with their breast exposed and camera angles that focus on their breasts and butt. The men are making out with the females and the females are portrayed as if they enjoys being half naked and being kissed by about 6 males. The girls that are chosen for the video are blonde with big boobs and long legs. Most of their body is exposed and are constantly in a sexual stance. The irony of this song is that originally it was sung by a female about a male and now it is a male singing the same exact song but, the images that are portrayed change the meaning of it completely. So is Rock and Roll all about sex or is it the music videos?
Gamble, T., & Gamble, M. (2003). The Gender Communication Connection.Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company.
