Sexuality In Nicki Minaj's Anaconda '

In Nicki Minaj’s Anaconda, women are portrayed as being their own individual, and that they should not be held down by social boundaries. The song could be described as a “head nod” to Sir Mix A Lot’s Baby Got Back where this song caused controversy with its blatantly sexual lyrics about women, as well as specific references which some people found objectionable. It is argued that something as small as the sexual nature of the cover may be too sexual and distracts from her accomplishments and independent demeanor. Which is argued with a comment made saying that “it discusses how Minaj's proud display of sexuality on both the cover and the song is a good thing because it teaches young women to be proud of their bodies and dismantle "the
Nicki is making a nonconventional approach to attack feminism and sexuality despite how controversial the video may seem. Minaj has received criticism for being sexual in her video. Which goes into the topic of double standards between men and women and how it is never recognized until a woman decides that she wants to own her sexuality. Nicki Minaj's career and her being sexual since the beginning she frequently uses sexualized imagery with her lyrics. Lyrics such as "Helike it when I get drunk but I like it when he be sober", lyrical decisions like this shows that she owns and defines her own sexuality time and time again. The song Anaconda is a bold statement about a woman's ability to own her own body and sexuality. In Anaconda Minaj is seen giving rapper Drake a lap dance. Throughout the whole dance it is shown that Minaj is in control. She's expressing her sexual conduct and how she is not submitting to society's norms how a woman should act. This is not Nicki Minaj's first time showing her identity to us and it won't be her last. Her sexual aggression and sexual prowess is her state of existence which has distorted many views on feminism. Even with all the debates over Anaconda, Minaj is still one of the few artists who are willing to confront gender roles in her career every day. Nicki is a strong feminist with her own spectrum of sexual