Here's a post to get the ball rolling: a visual artist has created large-scale drawings of Beyoncé's music video "Crazy in Love." These oversized sketches adorn public spaces in Seattle. Thoughts?
Wow, this makes me feel like I don't value or understand my femininity as much as I should. If a man can illuminate a song that depicts "strictly" female ideals, feelings, and emotions better than a diva of a woman like Beyonce what does that say about the idea of femininity in popular media.
What a thoughtful comment. By posting this, I didn't intend to suggest that a man "gets" femininity more than you. Antony's version isn't any better or worse than Beyoncé's - just different. I suppose I posted this to a) demonstrate an interesting re-use of Beyoncé's music video by a visual artist and b) to encourage everyone to think about the question, who gets to be considered feminine?
If you're interested, here's the original video by Antony and the Johnsons:
Wow, this makes me feel like I don't value or understand my femininity as much as I should.
ReplyDeleteIf a man can illuminate a song that depicts "strictly" female ideals, feelings, and emotions better than a diva of a woman like Beyonce what does that say about the idea of femininity in popular media.
It's kind of an embarrassment.
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ReplyDeleteWhat a thoughtful comment. By posting this, I didn't intend to suggest that a man "gets" femininity more than you. Antony's version isn't any better or worse than Beyoncé's - just different. I suppose I posted this to a) demonstrate an interesting re-use of Beyoncé's music video by a visual artist and b) to encourage everyone to think about the question, who gets to be considered feminine?
If you're interested, here's the original video by Antony and the Johnsons:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAqxRA7h0Ds
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