In Amanda Fazzone’s article “Boob Tube,” she explains how TV. show heroines are empowered only because they “bask in the sex object role,” even though NOW (National Organization for Women) states that these “intelligent” and “well-rounded” women are able to “break out of the sex object role and portray authentic people.” Fazzone questions NOW’s credibility for their criterion of their idea of authentic and intelligent women. “If heroines like Felicity are empowered, it’s only because they’ve decided that what really drives female power is sex,” Fazzone states at the beginning of the article. Fazzone takes a stand against NOW asking how they choose their endorsements. NOW explains that their endorsements are intelligent, well-rounded authentic women, but Fazzone wants to know if they are really women who bask in the sex object role, and what are the shows NOW endorses are really about?
The ability and willingness that Winfred have to share her individual issues like her personal battles concerning weight, drugs, and child hood abuses have established her appealing. The process of the show have resulted into the establishment of a book club, nonprofit charitable organization, a magazine, a cable network, and a talk radio frequency and are all in the names of Oprah Winfrey its host. Winfred being the first African-American nationally revered talk show host has been blamed for not considering the African-American society, a time her opinions suggested concerning some issues has created legal battles hence forming some controversy. Apart from this, the whole world has been entertained and inspired by Winfred hence an achievement acquired by her. Mostly, a theme of the show is concerned with the topical event or social issue.
She has a great impact on American pop culture and the lives of women with her empowering music by planting a message in the society that being a female means she is in control and aiming to success comes with hard work. Beyonce Knowles is an influential icon in popular culture with her award-winning songs and top quality performances while at the same time, managing her million dollars businesses and playing the role of a wife and mother. She marks her place as a female artist that will be remembered over many years to come because she sets the standard of perfection in the music industry and she has inspired fellow singers and performers to follow her footsteps. British singer Leona Lewis commented, “Beyonce is great, so lovely and down to earth and talented. She’s inspiring”.
Nadine Zaiour Sarah Stewart ENC 1101 23 October 2012 Bad Romance Lady Gaga’s single Bad Romance shares the main message that expresses that she would be willing to do anything and everything, even self-sacrifice, in order to acquire fame. Throughout the music video, Gaga is shown as a disposed victim in today’s music and media’s sketchy industry. According to the lyrics, Lady Gaga’s dream is to live in a ‘bad romance’ world with the satanic and devilish effects of the music industry. Even though she knows it has it flaws and defects, she still wishes to be part of this elite group no matter what. In a way, the correct term to describe her would be a fame devourer; she lives off of the fame.
She deserves to be in our hall of fame because she beat her underprivileged childhood, for holding many awards and recognitions for her popular singles, for her amazing comeback from a tragic downfall, and her charity work. Despite having all of her success
Fung School of Journalism and Communication, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong E-mail: anthonyfung@cuhk.edu.hk Abstract: This article discusses the cultural effect of a popular Chinese female artist and singer Sammi Cheng and how her persona and stardom might possibly rock the gender values of various Chinese communities. Despite the fact that she openly denies her feminist identity, under the Chinese context, the notion of gender identities is negotiated around her songs and performativity. Culturally unconventional and provoking, Sammi explicitly represents herself as androgynous in the lyrics of her song ‘Non Male Non Female’. Keywords: gender; music; stardom; performativity; blending; Cantopop. Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Fung, A.Y.H.
While many of Lady Gaga’s songs are about typical things that are found as the meaning of most contemporary pop songs such as sex, drugs and clubbing, Lady Gaga found a way to make her music get across the message to spread love to all, no matter what their differences were. Her sophomore album ‘Born This Way’ has many songs reflecting on modern society and problems such as marriage equality, bullying and immigration laws. As Lady Gaga mainly writes dance-pop and electronic music, she keeps a continuous beat through all her songs to keep them eclectic from start to finish to keep the interest going. She often uses a range of synths and catchy hooks and riffs to keep interest. Azealia Banks is a female rapper from Harlem, New York.
The controversy that the film provoked of the second wave of feminism has led to decades to scholarly interpretation, study, and teaching. Both women are in unhappy relationships and depend on each other for the only good and solid relationship that they have in life. For the first time a film was released from the female spectator’s perspective, utilizing the new voice of women, dealing with unspoken subject matters. They gain authority throughout the film, take charge and enter what normally on the screen is viewed only as male characteristics. They become confident and fearless.
The concerned expression on her face in the image reinforces her mood about the issue of porn in pop videos, and the simple declarative quote in the caption sums the article up. The main body of the article starts off with nouns in apposition “singer Annie Lennox”. This ensures that anyone who may be unsure as to who Lennox is, is made aware that she is in the music business and again emphasises her authority on the topic. There is then a quote from her, saying that music videos have become “highly styled pornography with musical accompaniment”. The adverb ‘highly’ intensifies her point that the ‘pornography’ is styled as to be hidden by a layer of entertainment unlike regular porn, and the noun “accompaniment”
Women have been fighting for generations for gender equality in society. They have fought for numerous rights such as voting, education, political status, career choices, positions in military, and sport opportunities. A few forms of media I will discuss are my favorite channel/radio stations, which are ESPN and other major sports networks. Gender bias in American sports has always been a heated topic. This is an extremely sensitive subject for the current female athletes and female sport fans.