Lily Allen's latest music video has sparked controversy among the media for its mislead representation of females in the show business industry. Although, Allen clearly states in her song that she is only joking (her lyrics read "And if you can't detect the sarcasm, then you've misunderstood) many people are not taking it as lightly as Allen.
The concept of Allen's video was to show how women are degraded in show business and particularly in the music industry. The video begins with Allen in hospital receiving cosmetic surgery (looks like liposuction) her manager/agent is standing over head ordering the surgeons of what needs to be done to Allen's body. In the song Allen is talking about how women in music are seen as objects ("Don't you want to have someone who objectifies you") and the video shows the ways in which women are being degraded. However, although her message is to empower women by pointing out the ways in which women are disadvantaged, Allen is also contradicting herself. Twerking which has become a recent phenomena, can be seen used heavily in this video therefore, portraying women as sexual objects.
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