Last week, Lily Allen released her most recent single Hard Out Here, which is a criticism on the music industry and the rampant sexism we have been seeing recently. Allen voices her issues with the industry and its double standard of men and women when it comes to beauty and sexuality. A woman is constantly scrutinized by the public on her weight and what she looks like while men are left alone and are rarely bothered for their looks. She also points out the slut shaming that goes on for women as well as their objectification in music videos. She creatively puts together a music video that parodies Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines video, Miley Cyrus' VMA performance, twerking, and also most hip hop videos in general. She showed how just how ridiculous these videos actually are when you realize how they are putting women down and degrading them. Another thing she points out in her video is the fact that advertisers play a large role in the sexism because they use these pop stars and music videos as plugs to sell their latest items, meanwhile using women as objects to promote their products. I believe that Lily Allen does a great job at satirizing the music industry by using humor and exaggeration to get across a powerful message: the music uses sexism and objectification of women for the sole purpose of making a profit.
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