Bobby_96

3y

BW not named Beyonce or Rihanna in general aren't dominating the music industry.

There's tons of Black female artists that aren't hyper sexual. Janelle Monae and Noname come to mind.

But the female buying market(which is mostly White) identifies with White/Non-Black female artists over the Black ones on average which stunts the career growth of many talented BW artists.

And the ones who are more hyper sexual are given bigger platforms and are deemed more marketable to a wider market. It is what it is.

Bobby_96

3y

BW not named Beyonce or Rihanna in general aren't dominating the music industry.

There's tons of Black female artists that aren't hyper sexual. Janelle Monae and Noname come to mind.

But the female buying market(which is mostly White) identifies with White/Non-Black female artists over the Black ones on average which stunts the career growth of many talented BW artists.

And the ones who are more hyper sexual are given bigger platforms and are deemed more marketable to a wider market. It is what it is.

math fifty

3y

This is only in hip hop i feel like

repent

3y

sza?
Doha cat?
meghanthestallion?
Lizzio (actually idk)?

RRRBBB

3y

Didnt billie do a titty unboxing when she turned 18 at a show? Like she made it a big deal

Oblivion X

3y

S***sells

Jitney Spearx

3y

I don’t think anyone told them the have to be sexual 😒

RRRBBB

3y

Didnt billie do a titty unboxing when she turned 18 at a show? Like she made it a big deal

krishna bound

3y

You wouldn’t see artists like Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Camilla Cabello, etc doing stuff like this

billie eilish: literal day she turned 18 they had posing like this in lingerie for vogue magazines. one of her biggest hits even while she was underage was legit about having s***with old men

olivia rodrigo: https://www.instagram.com/p/CTzz7WrrTFh/
she wasnt 18 until recently so not fair to judge her, not as egregious but they already have her transitioning to wearing more revealing stuff almost immediatedly, which is clear from a glance at her IG

camilla cabello: not super familiar, you might be right about her, but she isnt super popular anymore beyond that Havana being a hit so idk if its a valid comparison

taylor swift: that's because she blew up off of country and not off of pop. as she blew up off of pop she slowly got more sexualized.
example:

other white pop stars:
-katy perry filmed mvs of her mostly naked and was touring wearing what was virtually a corset and nothing else early on
-britney spear's literal entire career, including being hyper-sexualized while she was underaged
-ariana grande's entire post-disney career is basically about being a s***icon, thank u next, sweetener, and dangerosu women are literally all about being promiscuous and her entire image is blackface and stereotypes of sexuality
-madonna literally popularized the entire idea of pop stars just being hyper-sexual and pushing the bar
-other examples of clearly sexualized (even if its of their own accord) pop stars are like charli xcx and dua lipa

yes you have old pop stars like idk celine dion or cyndi lauper but for each of those you also have older black pop star equivalents

people hate to hear this but this is literally just how most women are treated in the industry. its not a race thing, its just more common because hip hop is an already over-sexualized genre to begin with, and most black women in pop come from a hip hop/r&b background musically which means they have those roots (i.e. doja cat - she was sexualizing herself BEFORE she even blew up, look at the Amala cover for example, or even the Moo video). you can argue certain forms of sexualization black women face are more egregious than what white pop stars do, but i don't know how true that is historically when you look at white pop stars like britney spears. the pop industry and wider mainstream media industry just sexualize the s*** out of women, this has been thing and will continue to be

Grenouille

3y

Because there’s hypersexuality and fetishising of black artists — particularly women

Vega

3y

this thread was originally posted on lipstickalley under the title "why are black women always bent and showing hole at awards shows"

Grenouille

3y

Because there’s hypersexuality and fetishising of black artists — particularly women

John Mauve

3y

while I agree this is largely true Little Simz just dropped AOTY

yungcartier

3y

Female artists of all races have gone through the “sexy” phase for past ten years, not just black women.