Sex(y) Videos?
Recently there has been much ado about very little. I'm talking about the very little clothing women are wearing in TV commercials, performances, and music videos. I am personally in no way objecting to this display. In fact, I rather enjoy it. But that may have something to do with my current state as a young single male in San Francisco. Go figure.
From much of the country however, there has been an uproar. I admit the gratuitous and unexpected breast sighting during the Superbowl was silly and over the top, but this trend is clear across the board. Recently this has been on my mind because I just saw the new music video by Jessica Simpson to go along with her role in the upcoming movie, 'The Dukes of Hazard'. By the way, whoever thought to make that classic TV show into a movie at this point in time is a genius. Even if it sucks, it's gonna make a fortune. And this video will help.
It goes along with the Paris Hilton commercial. These two videos have become the rallying point for millions of people who say that this stuff is unsuitable for television, and that these videos are promoting the degradation of family values. I'm not sure about all that. One the one hand I think that there's nothing really wrong with these videos in terms of people seeing something they can't see easily elswhere. And it's not like the women are being exploited against their will or anything (in fact, considering how much they get paid, i'd say it the rest of us who are being exploited). On the other hand though, it's definitely not making any sort of positive contribution to society as far as I can tell, and there's no real way to argue against the fact that young girls try to imitate this stuff and it sometimes leads to regrettable situations.
All in all though, I'd say that this stuff should really have a minimal impact on a child if the parents are doing their jobs at home --- this is not true in all cases, but the vast majority of ones. I can't say what the right answer is. But this I can say: the Simpson video is much sexier than the Hilton commercial. And it's got Willie Nelson - you can't beat it.
Recently there has been much ado about very little. I'm talking about the very little clothing women are wearing in TV commercials, performances, and music videos. I am personally in no way objecting to this display. In fact, I rather enjoy it. But that may have something to do with my current state as a young single male in San Francisco. Go figure.
From much of the country however, there has been an uproar. I admit the gratuitous and unexpected breast sighting during the Superbowl was silly and over the top, but this trend is clear across the board. Recently this has been on my mind because I just saw the new music video by Jessica Simpson to go along with her role in the upcoming movie, 'The Dukes of Hazard'. By the way, whoever thought to make that classic TV show into a movie at this point in time is a genius. Even if it sucks, it's gonna make a fortune. And this video will help.
It goes along with the Paris Hilton commercial. These two videos have become the rallying point for millions of people who say that this stuff is unsuitable for television, and that these videos are promoting the degradation of family values. I'm not sure about all that. One the one hand I think that there's nothing really wrong with these videos in terms of people seeing something they can't see easily elswhere. And it's not like the women are being exploited against their will or anything (in fact, considering how much they get paid, i'd say it the rest of us who are being exploited). On the other hand though, it's definitely not making any sort of positive contribution to society as far as I can tell, and there's no real way to argue against the fact that young girls try to imitate this stuff and it sometimes leads to regrettable situations.
All in all though, I'd say that this stuff should really have a minimal impact on a child if the parents are doing their jobs at home --- this is not true in all cases, but the vast majority of ones. I can't say what the right answer is. But this I can say: the Simpson video is much sexier than the Hilton commercial. And it's got Willie Nelson - you can't beat it.
posted by slithytoves at 7:51 PM
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