1. Mary-Michael Eberbaugh, Trever McBride, Christina Navy,
Hannah Watterson, Samantha Smith, Joshua Hughes
Music Video Analysis
Gender Roles
Song Title: “Boss Ass Bitch”
Artist: PTAF
1.What are the men/women doing? (Dancing, sitting, swimming, etc.): The video is low budget
and they are just standing there singing/dancing
2. How are the men/women dressed? How much skin is revealed?: skanky. Not much. The
clothing is cheap, not flattering. Trashy
3. Are there more, fewer, or the same number of men as women?: only women.
4. Describe the body language of the men/women: are they sitting, standing, gyrating, mugging,
etc.?: they are gyrating. Acting like gangster, tough, women.
5. Do the men/women have power? How do you know?: they certainly act like they do. They act
like they can take on anyone.
6. What³s the message of the song?: That women are powerful and they don't care what you
think about them. They will take you down.
7. What type of music is the song?: Rap/hip hop.
Race
Song Title: “Lollipop”
Artist: Lil’ Wayne
1. What races do you see represented? I only see black men and women.
2. Are there any dark skinned women shown? How many? There are many black women in the
video.
3. What is the race of the person at the focus of the video? Black
4. What are the black/Latino/Asian/white/Native American/Pacific Islander people doing? They
are dancing, drinking, and partying.
5. What³s the message of the song? Having oral sex and sex with this woman he likes.

2. Mary-Michael Eberbaugh, Trever McBride, Christina Navy,
Hannah Watterson, Samantha Smith, Joshua Hughes
Sexuality
Song Title: “Blurred Lines”
Artist: Robin Thicke (feat. T.I. and Pharell Williams)
1. Describe any sexually explicit body language:
2. Who is more sexualized • men or women? Both? Women
3. Are there sexually explicit lyrics or messages? Some sexually explicit lyrics are,
“What do they make dreams for
When you got them jeans on
What do we need steam for
You the hottest bitch in this place”
…
“One thing I ask of you
Let me be the one you back that ass to
Go, from Malibu, to Paris, boo
Yeah, I had a bitch, but she ain't bad as you
So hit me up when you pass through
I'll give you something big enough to tear your ass in two”
4. How are subjects of the music video dressed? The men are dressed in suits as a sign of
authority and power. The women are wearing hardly anything. (They actually don’t wear
anything in the uncensored version.)
5. Describe the relationships between the men and women: Are they long or short term? Casual
or serious? There is no real relationship. The men just want these women for sex. It is very
short term and casual.
6. What³s the message of the song? It is ok to sexualize women as long as they are submissive.
7. What type of music is the song? R&B, Disco

3. Mary-Michael Eberbaugh, Trever McBride, Christina Navy,
Hannah Watterson, Samantha Smith, Joshua Hughes
Materialism
Song Title: “If I Were A Rich Girl”
Artist: Gwen Stefani
1. Describe the products that are highlighted in the video: expensive clothing, gold everything,
jewels, fine materials, works of art
2. Are any brand names shown? No brand names are shown that I could tell, but many are
mentioned in the lyrics that may be present in the video.
3. How is wealth defined in the video? Wealth is defined by how much money and gold and
belongings a person has. She does say that the other person’s love is worth more than all her gold
though.
4. Are products mentioned in the song lyrics? Yes.“Clean out Vivienne Westwood
In my Galliano gown,..”
5. What³s the message of the song? It talks about how fabulous a life of wealth can be and that
his love would be better than all of it.
6. What type of music is the song? Hip-hop, pop
Violence
Song Title: “Hold On We're Going Home”
Artist: Drake
1. Describe any violent lyrics in the song: You left your mark on me
2. Describe any violent body language: A girl is taken from her bathroom while she is getting
ready.
3. Describe any violent actions or weapons that are shown: The girl is violently kidnapped and
then towards the end, shots are fired at the kidnappers and one of them tries to strangle the girl.
There are several different types of guns that are being used in this video and there is also
fighting going on.
4. Describe any self-mutilation or violence: There is fighting and shooting going on throughout
the entire video.
5. What³s the message of the song?:Drake risks his life to go and save the girl he loves.
6. What type of music is the song?:R&B