Meghan Trainer 'Dear Future Husband' Representations
Meghan Trainers music video for dear future husband has lots of different representations for women. One of these includes needing attention all the time. This is shown when she says 'tell me i'm beautiful' and when she says 'you need to know how to treat me like lady, even when i'm acting crazy' this connotes, that she needs someone who's always going to be there for her. This reinforces stereotypes in the media, as women are seen to want someone who is always going to be there for them. Feminists would disagree with this as they would say women do not need a man to tell them they're beautiful. This representation could also be seen as wanting to be treated right, this is known as being polysemic.
Women are also represented as being love 'crazy.' This is shown when the first man auditioning to be her husband fails, and she moves straight onto the next guy. It's almost saying that you should test before you buy, because not everyone is what they seem to be. This reinforces stereotypes of women in the media, as some female celebrities are seen with different men every time they go out. They're also seen as being controlling. This is shown when she says 'buy me a ring' this has connotations of being controlling and possessive, as she is telling them what to do. This reinforces stereotypes of women in the media (mainly magazines) as you see women saying they want a big ring when they get married. However, I think that this stereotype is quite an old stereotype of women, as now a days less women want to get married, as they feel like it is unnecessary they don't need to prove how much they love them.
Women are also represented as being a typical housewife. This is shown when Meghan Trainer is cooking and cleaning. This reinforces but yet subverts stereotypes of women, as I feel like it reinforces stereotypes of women back in the 1950's however, I think it subverts stereotypes of women today, this is because women today also go to work, whereas back then they were known to stay at home and do the cleaning. Feminists would disagree with this representation.
Women are also represented as being love 'crazy.' This is shown when the first man auditioning to be her husband fails, and she moves straight onto the next guy. It's almost saying that you should test before you buy, because not everyone is what they seem to be. This reinforces stereotypes of women in the media, as some female celebrities are seen with different men every time they go out. They're also seen as being controlling. This is shown when she says 'buy me a ring' this has connotations of being controlling and possessive, as she is telling them what to do. This reinforces stereotypes of women in the media (mainly magazines) as you see women saying they want a big ring when they get married. However, I think that this stereotype is quite an old stereotype of women, as now a days less women want to get married, as they feel like it is unnecessary they don't need to prove how much they love them.
Women are also represented as being a typical housewife. This is shown when Meghan Trainer is cooking and cleaning. This reinforces but yet subverts stereotypes of women, as I feel like it reinforces stereotypes of women back in the 1950's however, I think it subverts stereotypes of women today, this is because women today also go to work, whereas back then they were known to stay at home and do the cleaning. Feminists would disagree with this representation.
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