Beyonce- Run the World (LIES)
It's a song. I get it. It's just a song. Continue Reading.
This video is not about Beyonce. It's not even really about this song. My point is NOT that she shouldn't have made this song because of X, Y, and Z.
My point IS: Oh, Look! X, Y, and Z exist and this song is a great tie-in to a discussion of feminism.
If you've watched some of my other videos, you would be able to sense the sarcastic tone. Relax.
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Beyonce- Run The World (Girls) Music Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBmMU_iwe6U
Jessica Valenti, author of "Full Frontal Feminism"
http://www.feministing.com
Dr. Dre's Lively Commentary on The Lady Humans
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYHL6AYAwQU
Virgin-Whore Dichotomy
http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/35004.html
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/sexist/2010/05/19/rimah-fakih-beauty-pageants-and-the-virgin-whore-dichotomy/
Infantilization:
http://filipspagnoli.wordpress.com/2010/10/22/infantilization-a-collection-of-images/
References:
http://www.scientificjournals.org/journals2009/articles/1420.pdf
http://www.rainn.org/get-information/statistics/sexual-assault-victims
Social Probelms: A Down To Earth Approach by James Henslin