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Women from various cultures have been portrayed either as fragile, manipulative, fetishistic, or submissive within contemporary music lyrics, videos, concert and movie soundtracks.[1] There are two aspects of a video vixen with the first being men artists and male and female video directors objectifying the women in their lyrics and videos. Another aspect was the way women choose to objectify themselves in videos and as female hip-hop artist in a pursuit to make money and earn a living.[2] Black women are stereotypically the image of a video vixen. The sexualized images of black women have been so predominant in Western media that they now exist at the center of a symbolic group that links female sexuality, animals and blacks.[3] Video vixens are faced with emphasis on their physical aspects for videos where sex is often used to sell both the performer and the performer’s image.[3] Women’s derogatory images are the commodities sold through videos and
photographs for currency.[1]
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- ^ a b Pough, Gwendolyn (2007). "What It Do, Shorty?: Women, Hip-Hop, and a Feminist Agenda". Black Women, Gender + Families.
- ^ Hobson, Janell and Dianne Bartlow (2008). "Introduction: Representin': Women, Hip-Hop, and Popular Music". Meridians.
- ^ a b Balaji, Murali (2010). "Vixen Resistin': Redefining Black Womanhood in Hip Hop Music Videos". Journal of Black Studies.