Treat You Better Rhetorical Analysis

Robin Thicke’s music video to his song “Blurred Lines” avidly contributes to the patriarchy, while portraying sexism, gender standards, and beauty standards. His music video can be analyzed from a feminist theory approach, as it’s evident that his song and video contribute to a patriarchal society and its inherently sexist and sexualized ideologies. The ideology behind the song and music video is purely sexual and about male dominance. The lyrics to the song and actions in the video exhibit extreme over sexualization and objectification of the women. Analyzing this piece of popular culture through a feminist approach opens up a provoking conversation about how popular culture functions in a patriarchal culture. Analyzing pop culture though a feminist theory can allow for a larger variety and more in-depth analysis about the social aspects and political agenda within popular culture.

“Lyrics have become more explicit in their references to drugs, sex, and violence over the years, particularly in certain genres. A teenager's preference for certain

When you see a solider in his or her uniform, you are proud that they are serving this country to protect our freedom, securing our country, and defending democracy worldwide. The solider can come from different branches of the Military. The one you might be familiar with is the U.S. Army. These soldiers are well respected and prepared to serve our country whenever and wherever needed, combat-ready at all times, and trained to counter any threat, anywhere. In 2007, the United States Army department published a recruitment ad for U.S.

In conclusion, the music industry is sexualising older teenage girls to a minor extent. According to the surveys, the older girls don’t feel that they have to display every inch of their body to be considered attractive, and most didn’t see having male attention as an important social standing to have. To the older teens in actuality, music videos are seen as false and a fake depiction of adolescent girls in reality. Lily Allen has made more or an impact on our

Larry Karson, of the University of Houston’s Department of criminal justice, wrote his article about how a Grand Jury gets put together in the state of Texas. He clearly explains the process of picking the members for the Grand and Petit Jury and compares these processes with each other. Like two of the other articles I have mentioned, this article also explains the historical background and how Grand juries first started. It goes into depth of how racial discrimination in the Texas juries plays a roll with the proper functioning of the juries and how this problem can be averted.

In her article “Tattoos are no longer permanent but removal can be a long and costly business,” Victoria Lambert (2015) explains that tattoos can be removed with laser, an injectable liquid and surgery. However, the process for each option is not only time consuming, expensive, painful, but can also have severe consequences. Lambert points out that most people, a while after they have been tattooed, figure out the useless of their body art, and decide to pay any price to get them removed. He affirms that the laser option, in addition, to being expensive, extensive and painful, can also cause skin disorders with the uncertainty of complete removal. Lambert also claims that another possibility, which is the liquid injectable, is not efficient

Britney Spears, Justin Bieber, and Bruno Mars are all incredibly talented performers who have served as influential role models in today’s society. While they all share fame and prominence in the media, each performer has impacted diverse areas of pop culture with their distinct style. Each of these Grammy award winners has over 10 million Instagram followers and a spot on Billboard Hot 100. “I’m a Slave 4 U” portrays Spears true image, a bold young girl with a wild side, which wasn’t a common theme during the time she rose to fame. Her individual style inspired young women. Bruno Mars has a collection of inspiring, iconic music videos such as, “That’s What I Like” which has crowd appeal, a catchy tune, and pure amusement. Partially Puerto

In today’s society, media plays a major role in the behavior of children and adolescents. Research shows that music videos can affect an adolescent’s behavior and attitude about drugs and violence. For example, "Increased television and music video viewing are risk factors for the onset of alcohol use in adolescents”. (Morin, 2015) Many music videos portray that drug use is acceptable without showing the consequences of drug abuse, which has a major impact on the youth. Musician and song writer, Macklemore has had many experiences with drug abuse and shared his story to influence people to overcome the battle with drug use. The video, “Macklemore on Drug Abuse” is a great way for people to talk about drugs and addiction and how to receive treatment. Many people see Macklemore as a role model, so this video helps to have a positive impact on someone who is going though drug abuse or use to be an addict.

People should really take the time to identify what kind of songs are either bringing positivity or negativity towards the audience and see whether or not it’s even worth watching. And that’s exactly what this paper is going to discuss about. It will talk about how music videos such as “God Made Girls” inadvertently supports the racial stereotypes in our society and how it contributes to the way females are treated. The way all the girls are moving around so happy like they couldn’t give a care in the world as long men are still around, except the idea is twisted around and made into something demoralizing. This piece of information tells what a positive or negative influence a certain song bring and how gender stereotypes are still present daily.

Rihanna’s songs are engineered to target the largest, broadest audience, as they use everyday phrases, repetition, and an attitude to drift our attention away from the raunchy meaning of her lyrics. Most teenagers appreciate Rihanna for her swagger and sexual, feminine attitude as the girls find it empowering and the boys find it attractive. However, parents may appreciate Rihanna in the same way, but they may not fully comprehend the directness of her lyrics. Adults, rather, dance along to the upbeat and catchy beat of her songs, for which the meaning of the lyrics become null as they work alongside the rest of the

As many around me know, K-Pop has always been a constant factor in my life, and an important influence. The artist of the song I chose, BTS, has especially influenced me the past few years to change perceptions I have of myself as an individual. Unlike other K-Pop artists who mainly sing about falling in love and/or break-ups, BTS stresses more on the feelings and thoughts of an individual, and how it doesn’t matter about how the world views a person. It’s okay express oneself and be rebellious, and it’s also okay to feel upset.

One of the hottest American singles in 2013 generated critical reaction towards the music business. The American production Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams and T.I portrayed a “grey area” between consensual sex and assault. Despite a positive reaction towards listening to the music, an erotic content of lyrics and music video caused a controversy among followers of the song. The ubiquitous song titled “Blurred Lines” is a genuine message of the “thin line” between what disparaging on a woman. Both the music video and lyrics depict a negative connotation and representation of a woman’s integrity in society. It is considered to be a parody however the way it’s being expressed shows it is not positively correct. The 21st century has showed many changes in society especially in regards to human rights and equality. Multiple campaigns have been made by woman urging for equality and unfortunately is being contradicted by the music video. Female models are portrayed and advertised as sexual objects, the actions made show how they will do everything to satisfy their owner’s needs and give them pleasure. Through the visual and hearing aid, the ideology of woman is shaped by specifically

Music is a really powerful thing that should not be taken lightly nor underestimated. Every song has the ability to explore themes and issues in society through lyrics and music videos. In December of 2013, successful singer songwriter Beyoncé Knowles came out with a lyrically challenging song, "Pretty Hurts" which exposes the reality of the pageant world and in turn, the real world. The combination of techniques and conventions used in both the lyrics and the music video such as camera angles and symbolism are successfully used to create an effective song which reveals the harsh reality of society, the high standards placed upon women to be 'beautiful' and 'pretty' and the lengths young women go to just to fit in and the consequences of this.

But teenagers often do not understand what is being said, in fact in one study only 30 percent of those questioned knew the lyrics to their favorite songs and they all had varied comprehension as to what the message was(Rense,2000,para 3). Certain music that an artist writes can be violent and harsh even if the artist does not see their creation as that. For example, if a singer is writing about some life experiences they took on, such as being harassed as a child and wanting to kill themselves because they felt as if they were not beautiful enough, therefore, they tried attempts of cutting their wrist, or hanging themselves from a ceiling. Even Though the attempts did not play out, there can be a child who is going through the exact situation, overlooking the fact that the singer has overcome their obstacles; the child will continue to attempt episodes of cutting their wrist or trying to hang themselves from a ceiling until they succeed at it. The singer made the child feel comfortable because their music showed that they were not the only individual who wanted to die because of something they were going through, the child too was going through the same situation and wanted it to end

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