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Video Vixens Defined: Video (the recording, reproducing, or broadcasting of moving visual images) Vixen (A sexually attractive woman) A Video Vixen is the recording, reproducing, or broadcasting the moving visual images of a sexually attractive woman or women. HISTORY The first person considered as a video vixen, was Sarah Baartman. She was taken to Europe in 1810 and promised wealth to exhibit her body. Her body became the center of a freak show due to her large butt and exotic features. In shows she would jiggle her butt and dance- all for the amusement, taunting and awe of Europeans who had never seen a naked black woman before. The general goal of a video vixen is to use your assets, to make you assets. Today, Baartman is seen by many as the epitome of colonial exploitation and racism and of the ridicule and commodification of black people. This set the precedent for video vixens. Hyper-sexualized, objectified, submissive, and seen as having the ideal body. CURRENT BACKGROUND Video Vixens have evolved from being dancers who needed actual skill to be in a music video and looked fairly average, to being a voluptuous sex symbol. The transition of rap and hip hop and the way they portrayed themselves. Sex is a commodity in the industry where men have the power and women’s bodies could get them on the set. The environment is very sexually charged because of the type of music videos that were happening. The video vixen image has become a staple and a nuanced form of sex work within popular music; especially within the genre of hip hop. Many video vixens are aspiring actors, singers, dancers, or professional models. Women from various cultures have been portrayed either as fragile, manipulative, fetishistic, or submissive within contemporary music lyrics, videos, concert and movie soundtracks, although this is not universal, as demonstrated by the archetypal ride or die chick