The Evolution of Music Videos

I need you to buckle up on this one, because I don't think y'all gonna be ready.
I use to watch music videos all throughout my summer. Between BET, and MTV they couldn't get enough of me as a viewer. All that has changed. Watchin music videos on TV now is very rare, and slim to none unless you catch 106 n Park, and they barely even show the whole video now, they too busy becoming a talk show and answering questions off of Twitter etc. (DOIN TOO MUCH) But music videos have evolved, and starting to become old news. And I'm wondering why?

Remember back in the day music videos there was always controversy, because they portrayed the true meaning of the song, or they were degrading (women, specially in Hip Hop and R&B). I don't know how well you pay attention but I wonder why the music videos that are released now a days aren't such a controversial subject? Do you see what I see?

LISTEN UP
Nellys Tip Drill, one of the most controversial music videos in music video, hip hop history. Booty clappin, champagne poppin, bikinis (or slim to nothing on), and erbody had something to say! The image of the black women was being misconstrued, represented as nothing but a sex symbol, and videos like this DEGRADE black women. Tip Drill is not the only victim of this. Almost every hip hop/ rap music video has been accused of DEGRADING black women. And I must say they did do just that. Sex Sells, and black women are only seen as just that.

But what I'm trying to understand is why these BLACK women who felt as though those music videos were degrading, why are they quiet now? Music Videos are still DEGRADING black women, just in a different form, but no one seems to really see that. YOU KNOW WHY? Because now black women in music videos are slim to nothing. Even the black women who are in their own video don't appear to be black in the video. (Uhhh BEYONCE, yea I'm talkin about her). Many of you can argue that her videos are different and looked at as a form of art, time of era, etc. but I take it kind of offensive. WHY? Because Beyonce now is like the female version of Michael Jackson. Loved worldwide, and no one can replace or step in her shoes. And now that shes a nationwide icon the lighter Beyonce becomes in magazines, etc. Her music videos BLACK N WHITE, and y'all think its classic feature. But to me its just another form of the media socializing in my opinion.

ON TO THE NEXT

Also if you haven't notice black women are being replaced with Latino women in music videos, or something real close to the color of a caucasian, and if they're not in the video..well theres no women at all. Either way it goes STILL NO BLACK women. Let me rephrase that, yes they're maybe a few black faces, but black is the minority in music videos. All the leading ladies = light bright, somethin next to white, puerto rican even asian (they may have a quarter of black in them but you kno what i mean)...It makes no sense. In my eyes, I find it very offensive, because black men are always saying they want a REAL black women; long hair, petitte, big booty, etc. But we all know thats nothing near REAL. And when they have the oppurtunity to portray that REAL black women in their video they fail to do so...why is that?


Videos now like
*Drake-Best I ever Had

(producer Kanye, who also aint had a black women in his music video since Golddigger...)

*Kid Cudi- Make her say

(Nice concept, very artistic, different..BUT leading lady, she sure don't look black)

*Jeremiah- Birthday Sex

(Again Leading Lady I can't really tell what she is Puerto Rican (maybe) .15% black in her jus maybe)

*Birdman and Weezy- Always Strapped

(Even the hood reppin somethin other than they own, you see a few shades of black but look at the MAJORITY)

*Maxwell-Pretty Wings
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mLfC2kkvPw

(Now I had to do this one, I kind of got a laugh out of it because Maxwells fan base majority black women, and it appears that he had a girl to represent each race but its hard for me to decipher which girl is representing for the black women.)

Alright I think you get my point. And don't get it twisted I'm not racist. I just wanted those who haven't notice to pay attention to Media. Black Women: we are either degraded or not seen.
signing out
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