So Damn Easy To Love

[redbrunja]

 

"Why Don't You Love Me" - Beyoncé from Beyoncé on Vimeo.

Conforms to damaging sexual norms/feminist critique of the most common ways women try to please men and their inherent fail? Discuss.

Comments

[hungrytiger11.livejournal.com]

I thought it was pretty obviously a critique of the stereotypes/cultural norms women are told will make a man love them. There was that repeated like about " I make me so damn easy to love" So the woman is always changing herself. The over-sexed outfits actually seemed to be working to that critique too, being so over the top as to be farces. It surprised me to read comments on Youtube showing people didn't take it as farce or there to make a point.

Of course, I think her choice to constantly sexualize the singer/character is both meant to point out the issues but also to help sell. I'm not sure if that is undermining the message or her trying to have her cake and eat it too by getting the people who like the message and the costumes will attract some of those who don't....

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure if that is undermining the message or her trying to have her cake and eat it too by getting the people who like the message and the costumes will attract some of those who don't....

I think it undermines the message, personally, and I think it's clearly a result of the pressed on women in music to be super-sexy at all times.