No matter the route, many women find themselves in such circumstances. Some do it gladly (I’d argue because of a lack of education or the lack of another obvious way out) and others do it reluctantly.
And given well-known institutional social disadvantages like lower pay than men, less upward mobility potential, and disproportionately small political representation, many women find themselves in situations where the only obvious option is to “sell” their “goods” just to survive. Women are portrayed in a way that suggests the only value that they have to offer society is their body. From magazines, to news broadcasts, to movies, to music videos, the sexualized images of women serve no good purpose to the end of gender equality. Without doubt, we have significantly moved past such overt materialization of women in this country, however, with the advent of television, the trend continues in a different fashion. Most of those purposes were for the benefit of men. This meant that women could be traded, and only served certain purposes. In the past, in some cultures, women were regarded as property (and still are in many areas of the world today), much like one’s vehicle. The objectification of women is more than an age old problem. Though their outrage is certainly warranted, my opinion is that their upsettedness is long overdue and in a sense, kind of cheap. Many of the women expressed their disgust at Nelly and vowed that they would decline their support of his music and videos in the future. The women were taken aback and appalled rightfully so. The fellas often mentioned the video gleefully, seeming to want everyone to witness this “awesome” video. In the ensuing weeks, I heard the buzz from many of my guy friends first, then from many of my lady friends. In fact, many of the women were partially nude (as in no bra/shirt/top). The video was titled “Tip Drill,” and displayed a cacophony of young black women gallivanting around in next to nothing. As I was watching, I saw quite an alarming video by the rapper, Nelly.
A number of months back, I was up late watching BET.
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