This document discusses common gender stereotypes in music videos. Women are often sexualized through clothing, camera focus on breasts, and portrayed in romantic competitions. Men are usually shown as gangsters, also in romantic competitions but as popular and masculine. Some argue artists like Rihanna and Nicki Minaj empower women by embracing sexuality, while others say videos like Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" reinforce oppressive stereotypes through close-ups on scantily clad women portrayed as objects for the male gaze. Meghan Trainor's "All About That Bass" challenges body norms but still implies women exist to please men.