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In an interview with Larry King, singer Trey Songz spoke on the downside of being classified as a “sex symbol” he stated in the interview that the image makes it hard for him to date in his personal life because if his fans did not approve of his relationship, his career would be affected. He also spoke on the troubles of finding success before he “gained weight and took off his shirt”

Robin Thicke music video for the song “Blurred Lines.” The video was released March 26, 2013 and was criticized for “promoting rape culture” for using lyrics such as, “I know you want it” and promoting unhealthy views towards sexual consent. Critics such as Tricia Romano of The Daily Beast wrote that the song and the music video trivialize sexual consent.

Depictions of Race

Hip- Hop video vixen Melyssa Ford claims to have had full control over her modeling career in rap videos. She states that she would "work to get scenes redone" if she were filmed too sexually provocative. Melyssa Fords states "she was never the good time girl" "I've turned down videos all the time," she says. "I would turn down videos that were too misogynistic or when I just didn't like the artists." Ford

Balaji, Murali. “Vixen Resistin': Redefining Black Womanhood in Hip-Hop Music Videos.” Journal of Black Studies, vol. 41, no. 1, 2010, pp. 5–20.

Jefferson. “The Murky Legacy of Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines' Five Years Later: Op-Ed.” Billboard, 27 Mar. 2018, www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8260940/robin-thicke-blurred-lines-five-year-anniversary.

Robillard, Alyssa. “Music Videos and Sexual Risk in African American Adolescent Girls: Gender, Power and the Need for Media Literacy.” American Journal of Health Education, Mar. 2012.

Railton, Diane & Watson, Paul “NAUGHTY GIRLS AND RED BLOODED WOMEN Representations of female heterosexuality in music video, Feminist Media Studies” 2005 5:1, 51-63

Stephens, D. P., & Phillips, L. D.  “Freaks, gold diggers, divas, and dykes: The sociohiostorical development of adolescent African American scripts. Sexuality & Culture,”  2003 7, 3–49.

King, Larry. “The Downside Of Being A Sex Symbol | Trey Songz Interview | Larry King Now - Ora TV.” YouTube, YouTube, 19 June 2014, www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0yIAOIfgh4.