Singer Ingrid Michaelson flips music video sexual and gender cliches on their heads with her new music video
Ingrid Michaelson is the latest pop singer to blur gender lines in her new music video for “Girls Chase Boys.” It’s a catchy, feel-good kind of song, and the video is equally as playful.
The video is a take on Robert Palmer’s 1988 hit “Simply Irresistible,” except in this video racy men are just as prominent as scantily-clad women.
The male backup dancers are dressed just like the females, and all their body parts receive equal camera time.
It’s a fluid depiction of gender that transcends the boundaries of who you’re supposed to love or what you’re supposed to wear. And by the end of the video, we’re left wondering why men don’t wear nail polish more often.
Michaelson’s song is a nod recognizing double standards and gender norms.
“She tells Entertainment Weekly that the song is about the idea that “no matter who or how we love, we are all the same. The video takes that idea one step further, and attempts to turn stereotypical gender roles on their head. Girls don’t exclusively chase boys. We all know this. We all chase each other and in the end we are all chasing after the same thing: love.”
Originally appeared at Elite Daily
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Put the guys in chipendales outfits. A version without cross dressing and makeup would probably work better. Eg do the reverse of the blurred lines clip with men in their underwear.
Taking music videos seriously is a contradiction in terms. How about closing your eyes and just listening to the music? Then decide if you like it or not.
I like the idea of the video. To be honest, I barely wake up in time to shower everyday, so make up is just out of the question.
Are music videos beyond criticism in this area because they’re seen as an art form? I stopped watching them a long time ago primarily because of the sexism. Not only is it bad for society it’s very quickly quite boring.
The lyrics in case (like me) you had difficulty deciphering some of them: All The Broken Hearts In The World Still Beat Let’s Not Make It Harder Than It Has To Be It’s All The Same Thing Girls Chase Boys Chase Girls All The Broken Hearts In The World Still Beat Let’s Not Make It Harder Than It Has To Be It’s All The Same Thing Girls Chase Boys Chase Girls I’m A Little Bit Down But I’m Not Dead There’s A Little Bit More That Has To Be Said You Played Me Now I Play You Too Let’s Just… Read more »