Tonight on BBC3 there was a TV show about representations of women in music videos, particularly in the hip hop genre. Although our video doesn't fit into this genre, it was still very interesting, as we have specifically aimed our video at women in order to challenge the common stereotypes of women seen in many videos these days.
In the programme they specifically mention the negative image of females seen in the song 'Carry Out' by Timbaland feat. Justin Timberlake:
We have already spoken on here about how we plan to combat this in our own video, and so I won't bore you with more information about it, but I thought it was interesting that programmes highlighting this issue are finally being brought to the forefront of popular culture.
Here is a link to the show on iPlayer, if anyone wants to see it: http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/x1wz7/
We have already spoken on here about how we plan to combat this in our own video, and so I won't bore you with more information about it, but I thought it was interesting that programmes highlighting this issue are finally being brought to the forefront of popular culture.
Here is a link to the show on iPlayer, if anyone wants to see it: http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/x1wz7/
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