Timing is everything, and in a week where we've been discussing representations of gender, two very different videos pop up to make the discussion even bigger.
The moving, depressing, thought provoking, inspiring, life affirming, poignant video of the blog post 'Be A Lady' is almost as contradictory to read as the messages it talks about. One thing that can be agreed upon is that it is a definite conversation starter.
Taylor Swift's new track & accompanying video: 'The Man' might feel like a more light hearted re-tread of Beyonce's 2009 role reversal narrative: 'If I Were a Boy' but looking beyond the superficial, we can start to see that there's a little more going on that tells us more about not only the music industry & patriarchy but also music videos & postmodernism, fandom - the whole lot!
Here's my take on both of them...
Click on the images below to take you to the corresponding videos...
As always, I'd love to know your own thoughts, so leave them in the comments below...
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