David Nails Music Video Analysis
Music videos have begun to take social media by storm, growing more and more popular each year. Some music videos express human gender and sexuality in an attempt to make their song more appealing to their intended audience. David Nails music video for his song “Whatever She’s Got” is a perfect example of a music video that expresses societal norms regarding gender and sexuality. Throughout his video he reinforces and also challenges these societal norms. Societal norms regarding gender and sexuality are heavily reinforced throughout David Nails music video. For example, he reinforces the norm that sexuality should be binary, as all of the couples featured in his video are heterosexual. Even though being in a homosexual relationship is supposed to be accepted in todays
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One example of his music video challenging gender norms would be how some of the women in his video are doing things that usually men are seen as doing. For example, he shows one of the women driving a muscle car which is seen in society as more of a male vehicle. We see this as being a male vehicle because we portray males as being tougher, referring to the idea of hegemonic masculinity. (Ravelli 146). Where as we see females as being softer and more gentle referring to the idea of emphasized femininity. (Ravelli 147). In society the male gender is also often considered to be the person in the relationship who drives the vehicle when the two go out. So the fact that the woman is driving the car in the video is an example of how it challenges societal gender norms. An example of how this video challenges sexual norms in society would be how in the video the woman seems to be taking the initiative in some scenes. This challenges societal norm that the woman should always be waiting for the man to take the initiative in sexual scenarios such as the ones shown in the
One example of his music video challenging gender norms would be how some of the women in his video are doing things that usually men are seen as doing. For example, he shows one of the women driving a muscle car which is seen in society as more of a male vehicle. We see this as being a male vehicle because we portray males as being tougher, referring to the idea of hegemonic masculinity. (Ravelli 146). Where as we see females as being softer and more gentle referring to the idea of emphasized femininity. (Ravelli 147). In society the male gender is also often considered to be the person in the relationship who drives the vehicle when the two go out. So the fact that the woman is driving the car in the video is an example of how it challenges societal gender norms. An example of how this video challenges sexual norms in society would be how in the video the woman seems to be taking the initiative in some scenes. This challenges societal norm that the woman should always be waiting for the man to take the initiative in sexual scenarios such as the ones shown in the