Charlotte Church has spoken out against women acting the role of sex objects. She says young female singers are coerced into the role by male executives during the making of videos. She made her comments during BBC 6 Music's annual John Peel Lecture. When the same thing happened to her eight years ago, she felt extremely uncomfortable. The star said young female artists were routinely "coerced into sexually demonstrative behavior in order to hold on to their careers".
The music business is "a male dominated industry with a juvenile perspective on gender and sexuality" and increasingly wants "sex objects that appear child-like", Church claimed.
The star accused record labels of encouraging young singers "to present themselves as hypersexualised, unrealistic, cartoonish, as objects, reducing female sexuality to a prize you can win".
"There are countless examples from the last few years of songs that have been in high rotation, that have little to no artistic worth, but are just plain rude."
Listen to the pure voice of Charlotte Church singing Ave Maria at 14 years old. Beautiful.
The music business is "a male dominated industry with a juvenile perspective on gender and sexuality" and increasingly wants "sex objects that appear child-like", Church claimed.
The star accused record labels of encouraging young singers "to present themselves as hypersexualised, unrealistic, cartoonish, as objects, reducing female sexuality to a prize you can win".
"There are countless examples from the last few years of songs that have been in high rotation, that have little to no artistic worth, but are just plain rude."
Listen to the pure voice of Charlotte Church singing Ave Maria at 14 years old. Beautiful.
My husband and I watched the X-Factor singing competition on Sunday night. The featured star who sang to fill in time while the votes were being accounted wore a little split shift, exposing both sides of her body all the way from her ankles to her bottom. I think she wore a skin colored garment above. But what was the need to wear such a revealing outfit on a show that children watch? In one of the male groups, a contestant continually gestured at his crotch. I find this behavior uncomfortable to watch. Although they might not have young and desirable bodies, some of the female voices, especially of the older contenders, are wonderful. How far will they get in the competition? What IS the X-factor?
Which would you rather enjoy? The voice of an artist or a performance that makes you cringe?
Which would you rather enjoy? The voice of an artist or a performance that makes you cringe?
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