Music and Dancing

As time has gone by music has progressed and become something so different than what it was decades before. People that lived the the 1940s opposed the hip swinging beat of rock and roll. Today these people would be truly offended with the music that we listen to today. Music has certainly taken on a who new beat and meaning than that of the 40's. Each decade seemed to get a little more edgy. The wholesome lyrics that started out then became offensive and vulgar. This is what we listen to today. Granted I love music. Music is what keeps me going from my day to day. Music helps my mood and gets me through workouts. I'm not saying there is anything wrong with music or the music that I listen to. What I'm saying is music has certainly changed and is more widely accepted in all of its forms today than decades in the past. Having said this do women use this music as affirmation and power with their sexuality that is expressed in the music and is created in men?
Honestly I see it both ways. So women using their sexuality in music. We see this everyday. Sex sells. Lady Gaga and many other very successful female artists prove this everyday. They sell their bodies on their albums and they talk about sexual actions in their music. How else would they sell albums? Their music videos are images of them half naked and dancing sensuously. They create a rise out of these men and they draw them in with their sexuality. Their intoxicating lyrics put with a fun beat to create this catchy tune that draws you in. You want more. Before you know it you find your self swinging your hips with the beat and singing along with the music. These women draw men and women in with their sexuality. Think about it. Katy Perry sings the song, "I Kissed A Girl." The lyrics talk about something that many men fantasize about, the music video is scandalous, and the song is catchy and before you know it this song has you singing along and drawing you in with Katy's sexuality. These women draw men in with their sexuality and with a simple beat.
Ok so yes sex sells. Women use this to their advantage. To be brutally honest there are plenty of female artists that do this everyday. But there are also many very talented females that sell music with out selling their bodies. You also have a choice in everything that you listen to, watch, and purchase. You can choose to buy music and movies that are not targeted to the sex drive and that represent real women. There is so much more out there than the popular music that draws you in with sex and a catchy tune. Men can choose to be unfazed by the media that portrays women as sex icons. Woman can also choose to not portray ourselves through our sexuality. The argument can go both ways. You have a choice in the media that you purchase and partake in but women totally manipulate the way men think and what they see through the media that they choose to portray.