Theme Of Sexualization In Pop Music

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Without having a curve body, Adele overturns the cultural practice of sexualization in the pop music, making her presence felt in the music industry. As a common issue today, the cultural practice of sexualization is found when a tremendous emphasis is put on individuals’ sexuality or appearances (Vandenbosch, Vervloessem, and Eggermont). As mentioned above, the most prevalent of music themes is sex, and directly related to sex: body image. In the pop music, female bodies have been especially sexualized as sexual objects. For example, Miley Cyrus’s music video “Party in the U.S.A” is about threesomes. “Booty” depicts Jennifer Lopez revealing all of her curves in various scenes, covered in oil and water. Meghan Trainor’s “All About That Bass”