Women and Pop Culture Entry 5

Alexandria Scudder

27 February 2015

Entry 5

Pop Culture and Pornography

            Over the years expectations of women have changed drastically.  I have realized this a lot through the years but this week during class it became clearer to me how much the views on women have changed.  I realized this while watching the music videos by the Mötley Crüe, Tupac, and Nelly.  Seeing how the images of women changed from the late 1980s to the early 2000s was shocking.  In the 1980s women were criticized for acting the way they did in the Mötley Crüe video “Girls, Girls, Girls” but the way the women acted in the video “Tip Drill” by Nelly was out of control.  Seeing women degrade themselves the way they did in that video after so many women have worked for equality was very disappointing and not a good image for girls to look up to.

            There are a lot of negative influences for young girls to look up to but not very many positive influences.  Negative influences can be found in music, television shows, and movies.  In the music industry most women only have successful music because of the sexual content they have within their lyrics.  Along with the sexual content in music it is also on the television.  Television shows portray negative body images, false relationships, and also unreal expectations.  Watching reality television creates a negative atmosphere for young girls to grow up in.

            By creating a better atmosphere for young girls to grow up in I believe that women would have an easier time becoming equals to men.  Seeing how men are portrayed in the media, music culture, and television compared to women is disappointing because it is believed that women have made such great strides but we are till constantly being held back.