From Marie Kacmarek Sent Mon, Dec 8th 1997, 21:02
From Marie Kacmarek Sent Mon, Dec 8th 1997, 21:02
> i just want to get some opinions on the new prodigy video for 'smack my >bitch up'. in case anyone hasn't seen it, it's basically shot from a >first person perspective and is a series of shots of women being fondled >and generally harrassed, with lots of clever vomiting footage. i'm just >wondering what meaning, if any, people find behind this video/song. is it >in fact mysogonist? i was a little unsettled by it, but i don't think >there's much meaning (sexist or otherwise) in any prodigy track. > i'm not really asking for prodigy bashing, or really even opinions on the >song's merit as a track at all. i realize politics are not a popular topic >on this list either, but i think this video requires a little discussion. > any opinions/insight appreciated. three little words: objectify or die. later- marie