[26] When she was receiving the award, Pink parodied Paris Hilton by talking in a higher pitched voice and acting overly excited. If a female musical artist brags about anything, it’s her body, which is not empowering in the same way that a male artist’s song about his wealth or his female groupies is. Here are some well-known faces from Sundance over the years, as they brought their early movies to the festival. © 2021. * Sales figures based on certification alone.^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. Works Referenced Pink also plays characters meant to represent the opposite of "stupid girls", such as a female president and a girl winning a game of football. We’ve discussed in class the way that these fairy tales have a large impact on peoples’ characters because they’re heard during the early, formative years of peoples’ lives. Echoing this, the music video begins with a young girl watching television as an angel and devil Pink appear on either side, a frequently used metaphor in film and television for her conscience. Download skin now! [14] Sal Cinqeman was favorable: "As always, Pink's ragged vocals are better than she's often given credit for and there's still a rebel sensibility, at least lyrically, on the catchy lead single "Stupid Girls" ("Where, oh where, have all the smart people gone?" "Stupid Girls" was nominated in the category of Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 2007 Grammy Awards. *Giggles* I’m Evelyn, a bi-sexual girl that just loves everything girly & pink. Nicole Richie co-presented the award.[27]. The song was also responsible for reviving her popularity, following her decline between 2003 and 2005, reaching the top ten in fifteen countries, including the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and majority of Europe. Similarly, because this strong relationship between society and media exists, an effective way to create change in society is to change media. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. [18] Meyers and Pink shot the videos for "Stupid Girls" and "U + Ur Hand", the album's third single, before the decision was made as to which would become the album's lead single. We get our image of femininity and female beauty from popular media. Representation of women in popular media plays an integral role in the behavior or women in our society. Of course there is complexity and overlap here, especially recently. 'Stupid Girls' music video by Pink. [10] The Guardian was less positive, noting that her vocals are as superficial as the starlets she attacks. Pink’s music video describes how this burden is incredibly destructive for women. The Decade in Music Videos IMVDb co-founders Doug Klinger and Adam Fairholm are joined by music video producer Jason Baum to break down the "Stupid Girls" remained on the Hot 100 for sixteen weeks, and it reached the top twenty on the Pop 100 and appeared on the Adult Top 40. It features Pink as a variety of roles, both as an angel and a demon, variety of celebrities, a random woman getting plastic surgery, a lady with a purging disorder, and others. Due to the lyrical content, Zomba Label Group (a division of Sony BMG) was reluctant to release the song as the first single, until finally the officials saw the music video for the song and decided to release the music video first before soliciting the track to radio markets. Here Pink gives us some hope for the future. This is significant because in this modern age we are bombarded with media, and there is a strong relationship between the messages that those media send and the way that women act and are treated in our society. "[16], Feminist website Feminspire were considerably more critical, naming the song in 2014 as one of "the top ten most sexist songs that aren't rap or hip hop from the last 20 years". They are there as symbols of the success and power of the male rappers. As mentioned before, the relationship between media and culture means that the two perpetuate each-other, but it also means that they have the power to change each-other. Stupid Girls Lyrics: Uh-huh, uh-huh / Stupid girl, stupid girls, stupid girls / Maybe if I act like that, that guy will call me back / Porno paparazzi girl, I don't wanna be a stupid girl / Go to Fred The girl who runs over a guy with her expensive car and looks into the rear view mirror to see if he’s okay and ends up getting distracted in adjusting her lip gloss very accurately depicts several women that I grew up around, especially as a person who grew up in the affluent suburbs of Los Angeles. Pink’s “Stupid Girls” speaks directly to these ideas. The single was a bigger chart hit elsewhere—it reached number two on the Canadian Singles Chart, and on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, it entered at number four and is certified gold for sales of over 35,000. Pink – Stupid Girls Stupid girl / Stupid girls / Stupid girl / Maybe if I act like that / That guy will call me back / Porno paparazzi girls / I don’t wanna be a stupid girl / Go to Fred Segal, you’ll find them there / Laughin’ loud so all the little people stare / Lookin’ for a daddy to pay for the champagne / Droppin’ names / What happened to the dream of a girl president? "Stupid Girl" is a song by Garbage, released as a single in 1996, taken from their 1995 self-titled debut album. For example, Fergie in “My Humps” by the Black Eyed Peas, talks about her romantic life in a traditionally more masculine way, bragging about how many men chase after her and buy her gifts because of her “humps.” Though Fergie certainly enjoys a certain power over the men in this video, it’s important to note that it’s a power that involves exploiting her sexual appeal, which, as we see in other media, especially film, is the only type of power that it is really acceptable for women to have, and furthermore, it’s limiting. This is a clear statement about the fact that girls, especially young ones, take their definition of feminine behavior from the images that they see on television. The song was written by Billy Mann, P!nk,Niklas Olovson and Robin Mortensen Lynch and produced by Billy Mann and MachoPsycho. Pinging is currently not allowed. We’re all familiar with the female extras in rap videos who are often present in huge numbers, with their slim figures and ample breasts, dancing provocatively and wearing next to nothing. Pink’s music video “Stupid Girls” helps illuminate this relationship by describing the harmful effects of the prevailing image of women in popular media. Their huge numbers help cement their place as expendable extras. [21][22] The scene in which Pink washes a car in a bikini is a parody of similar scenes in the video for Jessica Simpson's "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (2005)[21][22] and a 2005 Carl's Jr. television commercial featuring Paris Hilton. I’ll continue reading now. You can follow any comments to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Men sing about how rich they are and how many girls are chasing after them. "Stupid Girls" was written by Pink, Billy Mann, Niklas Olovson, and Robin Mortensen Lynch, Mann and MachoPsycho both produced the track. Thanks to justhegirl102594, game_show The female CEO (or, perhaps, the CEO who happens to be a woman) does more to combat the dominant paradigm of woman as “Other” (de Beauvoir, 4). “Stupid Girl” is track #8 on Garbage’s self-titled debut album. Aha, aha Stupid girl, stupid girls, stupid girls Maybe if I act like that, that guy will call me back Porno Paparazzi girl, I don't wanna be a stupid girl Thanks to Danielle for adding these lyrics. "[17], The single's video was directed by Dave Meyers and premiered on MTV's broadband channel Overdrive on January 26, 2006. Pink has performed "Stupid Girls" on her I'm Not Dead Tour and her Funhouse Tour. A music video was filmed and premiered on MTV's Overdrive in January 2006. She’s dancing in the video next to 50 cent.” This sets up a stark contrast between the image of a woman of power and the image of a woman as a sexy extra in a rap music video. However, what can be said for certain is that images in media and actions, behaviors, and ideals in society perpetuate each-other, increasing the influential power of social norms. In some exploratory ethnographic research, 13 young women (who were teens during that unfortunate "grrrl power" kaka of the late 90s) are reporting to me from surveys and focus groups that they are bitter at the lack of options to shape their own image to the outside world. Pink (Alecia Beth Moore): “Stupid Girls” Cleanr theme by WPShoppe. Jhally’s Dreamworlds II: Desire, Sex, Power in Music Video discusses the portrayal of women as sexual objects in music videos (especially videos in the “main stream”). These characters are obviously impacted by popular media’s image of beauty. The song was a moderate success in the United States, reaching the position of thirteen and the top forty on its component charts. Directed by Dave Meyers. According to Zomba, over eight million people downloaded the video immediately after it was available online, but also "went online to download the audio from the video in order to get it on radio". The Minecraft Skin, pink carpet girl, was posted by User3476852G. And it’s not just the music industry—contemporary music, film, and magazines, things that I call “popular media” all seem to share these same images. The very last 'stupid girl' shown is a fake looking old blonde dressed in pink. She represents the opposite of the “stupid girl”—a woman with ambition and power that is unrelated to appearance and sexuality. Notice first that the former is far more prevalent, and the latter is almost completely absent in popular media. The man acts, and the woman receives. Billboard Hot 100 chart in the week of February 25 at number twenty-four, the week's highest debut[2] and the highest debut of Pink's career (later topped by her 2008 single, So What[3]). Because obviously, women are to blame for their sexist objectification. The narrative of the music video is framed around a young girl watching television, with a good angel on one shoulder and a bad angel on the other. "[12] Jon Pareles was favorable: "the pop-reggae of Stupid Girls snidely dismisses the bimbos she sees everywhere, though she apparently has studied their habits closely. Directed by Dave Meyers. Stupid girl Stupid girls Stupid girls Maybe if I act like that That guy will call me back Porno paparazzi girls I don't wanna be a stupid girl Go to Fred Segal, you'll find them there Laughing loud, so all the little people stare Looking for a Music Video Analysis 2 (Pink - Stupid Girls) The controversial music video for Pink’s ‘Stupid Girls’ was directed by Dave Meyers in 2006. [22] The digital video shots showing Pink in bed with a man parallel those in the Paris Hilton sex tape 1 Night in Paris. The man’s narrative about romance with the opposite sex is often more about a macho display of an ability to “pick up chicks” than it is about finding “the one,” and here again the simple numbers devalue the individual woman, who is a “sweet hookup” for the night, but ultimately expendable. [22] The girl dancing in a 50 Cent video portrayed the Fergie's image in The Black Eyed Peas. The music video of “Stupid Girls”, which was shot by American music video and film director Dave Meyers, beat the likes of “Hung Up” by Madonna and “Promiscuous” by Nelly Furtado (featuring Timbaland) to win the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Pop Video. This suggests that if you follow Of course, there is more complexity to this relationship—society must influence media in the same way that media influences society. The page for the music video Stupid Girls by P!nk. Two scenes in Pink’s music video reference Paris Hilton, who became famous by modeling and being in a sex tape. Recorded in 2005, the song introduces a more provocative, feminist, and explicit side of Pink, it lyrically condemns sexism and motivates intelligence in women. WordPress. The imagery on the TV starts Here again we see surrogate identity—all these topics have to do with women relating to men. Latest Podcast 198. Pink uses satire to critique the portrayal of women as sexual objects in popular music videos, saying, in the first verse, “What happened to the dream of a girl president? The narrative of the music video is framed around a young girl watching television, with a good angel on one shoulder and a bad angel on the other. The video shows Pink as an angel and a demon who try to influence the future of a young girl. "[8] Allmusic praised her delivery when she's taunting and teasing this song and it was titled as one of the standouts on the album. http://marxists.org/reference/subject/ethics/de-beauvoir/2nd-sex/introduction.htm, Originally written Oct 30th, 2008, for Bronski’s WGST10 at Dartmouth College, Tags: academic papers, feminism, gender studies, music video, writing. I hope that Pink wasn't purposefully targeting anyone, but it does seem that way after viewing the music video. "On "Stupid Girls", she rails against the idea that women have to choose between being smart and being sexy, as if the two are mutually exclusive. And, I think Pink's "Stupid Girls" and the song "Hollaback Girl" talk back to these more dominant cultural images. The girl listens to the good angel and chooses the football, showing the viewer that there are “smart people” out there. And yet, some artists are able to take this fact and spin it in a way that is empowering. Pink might not think there not stupid but I think they are stupid girls 100% of the way. I don't think everyone else is going to laugh, but just know that we all did." The song was a big success but was overshadowed by the actual music video which had been downloaded 8.6million times … There is a sense that women need to compete to have the skinniest body or the biggest boobs in order to get the attention of men. "[7] About.com praised the song and highlighted it: "she has rarely been as pointed in her socio-political views as in the hit "Stupid Girls" (...) "Stupid Girls" is musically a dance/hip hop gem. 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Alicia Keys PINK Linkin Park Nelly Furtado Avril Lavigne Fergie Stupid girl, stupid girls, stupid girl バカな女 バカな女達 バカな女 Maybe if I act like that, that guy will call me back 私もあんな風にしたら あの彼から電話くれるか she begs, lambasting "porno paparazzi girls"—which would have made for a more fun title—the way she took aim at Britney two albums ago). Firestone calls this “surrogate identity” (147). The little girl watching TV immediately imitates the girls on TV by flipping her own hair. It received airplay in nightclubs, peaking inside the top twenty on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. Most women end up feeling like they have“failed,” which is incredibly psychologically damaging. You can skip to the end and leave a comment. They have no independence and their definition of self is dependent upon the man’s. It reached the top ten in most countries in Europe. De Beauvoir describes this same phenomenon, saying, “She is defined and differentiated with reference to man”(4).
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