Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Double Standards in Music?

Keri Hilson and Raheem Devaughn recently released new music videos for their songs "The Way You Love Me" and "She's Single" both of which I've recently watched after my timeline was abuzz from people talking about both videos. If you haven't seen either of the videos, I've embedded them below.





Now I liked both of the videos, but I was kinda upset at the female commentary I saw for the video by Ms. Keri bay-be (I just like saying that). It seems that most of the discussion regarding Keri's video cast her in a negative light and call her "whorish." But Raheem's video, although explicit and maybe even borderline HBO, Cinemax, or Showtime late night softcore porn was met with rave reviews. I just wanna get my two cents out...Why is it that America seems to criticize a woman when she displays her sexual prowess and is celebrating getting what we refer to in New Orleans as "good joog?" Ladies, please don't be coy and act like you don't have a "special outfit" for that special guy and never did anything out of character, for him. Maybe not a video or a picture cause that's prolly whorish in your opinion also, but I'm talking a "for his eyes only" show. Oh, you haven't? Well that's why your basic ass is still single and can't keep a man, lol. But on the real, Raheem can blatantly talk about taking another man's woman and romancing her for the night, making her act as tho she's single for the night and that's okay?

Why?

Because he ate her out and they used protection?

I'm curious as to why this is anybody care to enlighten me?

2 comments:

Reecie said...

well for me the issue is that Keri appears to be trying to hard and reinvents/swagger jacks with every new project/song.

she just comes across as lost and doing whatever to get some buzz. she's not a talented dancer, her grinds aren't Ciara-esque, they are just like girl naw. Maybe if it was believable, I'd dig it. I actually like Keri and her first CD.

Raheem is consistent. The videos aren't comparable at all to me. If Keri had a video of her rolling around in the bed with a guy on some sensual ish I wouldve liked that better than 50-eleven crotch shots...just one woman's opinion.

Troy Rawles said...

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