Anaconda Argumentative Essay

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Ever since I was kid, I was told not to wear clothing that was too revealing, to make sure no one could see my bra, to act like a lady; all of the behaviours and ideas that our parents believe are important for girls to have embedded in their memory. I thought that it was bad for someone to wear a piece of clothing that showed off their stomach, legs, or their cleavage. I believed that girls shouldn’t be openly sexual or have sex unless it was with someone you loved and valued. While those ideas were first put in place by our parents, the media only enforced them with shows and music videos saying that having sex was bad. Despite having unlearned all those things years ago, I can still struggle to fight past thoughts that judge other women based on trivial things …show more content…

The best way to start changing societies views of women and sex positivity is with the media. The “Anaconda” (Minaj) video is a perfect example of a video that promotes sex positivity and shows a female that keeps her agency without any men. “Anaconda" promotes sex positivity and portrays the female gender and sexuality in an empowering way.
In Elisa Glick’s essay “Sex Positive: Feminism, Queer Theory, and the Politics of Transgression”, she says “The pro-sex argument that the production of sexuality within power relations does not preclude agency for women, but in fact can enable it.” (Glick 22). This is a point that has been widely argued in out society today; there are some who think that sex positivity is the opposite of what being a feminist is, that it’s playing into what the patriarchy wants by showing off your body. I disagree with this idea; sex positivity is not about showing off your body for the male gaze, but rather for allowing women to enjoy being sexual without being shamed for it. Sex positivity allows women to feel empowered through expressing their sexuality in a way that makes them feel comfortable and feel good. This idea is one of the ways that can help lessen the slut

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