sex + violence

I’m watching Christina Aguilara’s I’m Not Myself video right now and, after all the hype of her recent public interest in sexuality, all I see is a cheap synthetic imitation of Madonna's Like A Virgin decade. The PR blast into her "naked sunday's" couldn't have come at a better time. I’ll be the first to applaud Christina’s talent, she’s a diva vocal genius; but I’m Not Myself is lazy copy-cat video pulled from the Like A Virgin how-to book. Check it out so you can see for yourself – her dance moves were taken straight from her videos, especially Human Nature.







What Madonna did was revolutionary: she publicized sex and sexuality; publicly, shamelessly. Madonna’s sex movement can not be redone. Mimicking Madonna’s 1984 image just makes you look like a modern day pop culture prostitute.

This video was released at the same time that MIA’s Born Free shocked the news networks. This video hardly even made it to YouTube before they were pulling her video. If you haven’t seen it, it’s a gruesome expression of violence, equity and political freedom. No more violent then watching a movie.



Is Christina’s reclamation of the female body and sexuality is considered freedom of speech? If so, wouldn’t Born Free also be?

Sex and Violence, is one more valuable?