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Human sexuality is defined as the way people experience and express themselves sexually. Over time, women and men are portrayed in a different way. From the 1970s when music videos were first released, men appeared more frequently than women and were more likely to be the lead character. Men are usually portrayed as aggressive characters. Most stereotypes portray men like a strong hero who always saves the girl. On the other hand, girls are perceived as weak and dependent on the guy. Over time, the perception of women has changed. In music videos, the implication now is that female characters are valued for their physical appearance and their ability to entertain and pleasure men. In many music videos, cameras point towards a woman's chest and legs. Also, most women wear more revealing clothes to attract especially the male audience.

Human sexuality not only includes gender but also people's behavior. Within music videos, certain songs impact others differently. Scientists have proven that female adolescents are more likely to use music to reflect their emotional state while men are more likely to use music as a source of energy or create a more positive image of themselves. Many artists include references to sex, drugs, violence, etc. within their music and show these within their music videos. As more adolescents watch these videos, there has been an increase in ill behavior. The human sexuality in music videos, as well as the behavior portrayed by the artists, can give off both positive and negative behavior towards the audience.

Role of social media platforms


In the 2000s, social media platforms such as Facebook and MySpace grew in popularity, allowing users to very quickly share music videos with one another. This had an impact on the direction of sexuality in music videos. Due to the increased accessibility of music videos online, many of which featured a decent amount of sexually suggestive content, this led to the increased perception of normality in regards to sexual themes in music videos.

In particular, YouTube was a major contributor to this trend. The platform, launched in early 2005, grew rapidly -- with its videos amassing 1 billion daily videos by October 2009 -- and becoming the largest video sharing site on the entire Internet. Although YouTube's success in the 2000s was relatively limited compared to its explosive growth in the 2010s, YouTube was nevertheless one of the most popular sites on the Internet even then. Naturally, it became a hub for music videos as many content creators and fans flocked to the site to post content. The easy accessibility of various music videos, some charged with sexual themes, began to increase the perception of normality as previously stated.

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YouTube continued to grow in the 2010s after a successful half-decade since its launch in the 2000s. Sexual themes were explored in videos that grew to enormous popularity on YouTube. Meghan Trainor's 2013 single "All About That Bass" is one example of this trend, although a milder one, as the sexual themes were very subtle. Nevertheless, the video amassed over 2.2 billion views on YouTube as of March 2019. Also in the 2010s came the rise of music streaming platforms such as Spotify (which reached 191 million active users by January 2019, possibly creating a countermovement to the increased acceptance furthered by YouTube's growth, the reason for this being the de-emphasis on the video itself in favor of the sound.

Race Within Music Videos
Sexuality has been thoroughly addressed in terms of how it is used within music videos, however, race in relation to sexuality in music videos has not been covered efficiently. Race and music have been intertwined for hundreds of years, with certain races relating to different types of music more closely. For example younger African Americans tend to listen to hip hop while older white folk listen to county and classical music. While certain races can relate with certain music genres more, modern times have led to an increase in all races listening to all types of music. Although there has been an increase in races indulging in all types of music, the content in music videos has not changed much. Hip hop videos still tend to be predominantly African Americans and focuses upon a generalized harsh lifestyle that only a portion of the African American population truly faces. Country songs also still tend to focus on a white male lead, while their audience has expanded to many different races over time. The youth culture has driven the population to become more accepting towards all types of music genres and videos, allowing for the roles of certain races and genders within videos to change as well. While the article focuses on the influence of sexuality in music videos, it does not explain how race has an effect on how people are portrayed in music videos. It is a concept that has drastically changed in the last 30 years a different type of music has spread its appeal to all races. Certain people from certain races are used for their sexuality in music videos, especially African American women. By not demonstrating how race has influenced sexuality in music videos, the article does not encompass the full meaning of sexuality in music videos and how and why different sexualization of people occurs.

With the increased reach of music globally, thanks to modern technology and social media, prominent figures in music are emerging in places all around the world, such as Korea and India. Their growing influence in the music industry has allowed for many racial stereotypes, such as the Indian taxi driver, to be broken, however, stereotypes within the US still dominate how people from across the world are portrayed in music videos. As more and more American artists have begun to collaborate with foreign artists such as BTS, racial stereotyping has begun to become less of a factor in how different races are portrayed in music videos.

LGBTQ in Music Videos
LGBTQ is a topic that is not expressed throughout the music industry. Specifically, music videos focus more on the use of drugs alcohol, and relationships with the opposite sex rather than expressing the LGBTQ. LGBTQ is a topic that is highly avoided by the majority of artists due to its controversy and sensitivity of the subject. However, although LGBTQ is avoided by the mainstream music industry, the LGBTQ community finds artists that are members of their community due to their ability to connect with the music and the messages portrayed in the music videos. Most of the music videos by LGBTQ artists, such as 'Tyler, the Creator', Jaden Smith, Troye Sivan, etc... focus on being comfortable within the skin one lives in and not being insecure of one's sexuality or sexual orientation.

Due to the current generation and its technology, these artists who identify with the LGBTQ community have been able to reach a wide range of people and allow them to connect with them through their music videos, showing that it is socially acceptable to be yourself and identify with the LGBTQ community. The younger generation has been able to become more expressive in their thoughts and beliefs as LGBTQ is being highlighted in music videos. Although not mainstream, LGBTQ artists have been able to express their beliefs through their music videos to many students who have been afraid to face the truth of identifying with the LGBTQ community.

Not only that, however, many people who do not identify with the LGBTQ community have become more open-minded by becoming accepting of those who do identify with the LGBTQ community. The way LGBTQ is portrayed in music videos allows people to connect and become more accepting of others.

1.	Each sentence does not lead back to a reliable source, such as the sentence where he mentions several artists without using viable sources to confirm whether or not they are truly part of the LGBTQ community. 2.	There is no use of non-neutral language within his edits and he maintains a lack of bias throughout the whole edit, ensuring that it is suitable for Wikipedia content. 3.	Although he does mention that some artists are LGBTQ he does not have any clearly unsourced opinions within his edits. 4.	His writing is over 250 words and has met the length criteria needed for this assignment. Neil7575 (talk) 03:36, 29 March 2019 (UTC)

1. Several sentences are not supported by sources. The last sentences of the first paragraph (“In many music videos, cameras point towards a woman's chest and legs. Also, most women wear more revealing clothes to attract especially the male audience.”) should lead back to reliable sources that give examples of the objectification of women in music videos. These sentences in the second paragraph (“Many artists include references to sex, drugs, violence, etc. within their music and show these within their music videos. As more adolescents watch these videos, there has been an increase in ill behavior.”) should lead back to a source that supports the your claim that references to sex and drugs in music videos is correlated with the behavior of teens. You marked the sentence “Due to the increased accessibility of music videos online, many of which featured a decent amount of sexually suggestive content, this led to the increased perception of normality in regards to sexual themes in music videos.” with “citation needed.” The first sentence under the “Race Within Music Videos” section (“Race and music have been intertwined for hundreds of years, with certain races relating to different types of music more closely.”) should lead back to a source that provides a history of the interaction between race and music, or at least some examples. “Certain people from certain races are used for their sexuality in music videos, especially African American women.” This claim should be supported by a source that provides examples of African American women using their sexuality in music videos. “Their growing influence in the music industry has allowed for many racial stereotypes, such as the Indian taxi driver, to be broken, however, stereotypes within the US still dominate how people from across the world are portrayed in music videos.” Provide a source that explains what the “Indian taxi driver” is and provide a source that gives examples of stereotypic depictions in music videos. “Most of the music videos by LGBTQ artists, such as 'Tyler, the Creator', Jaden Smith, Troye Sivan, etc... focus on being comfortable within the skin one lives in and not being insecure of one's sexuality or sexual orientation.” Provide a source that explains the music of the artists listed. “Not only that, however, many people who do not identify with the LGBTQ community have become more open-minded by becoming accepting of those who do identify with the LGBTQ community. The way LGBTQ is portrayed in music videos allows people to connect and become more accepting of others.” Provide a source that explains the correlation between the portrayal of LGBTQ in music videos and the growth of acceptance in society.

2. “LGBTQ is a topic that is highly avoided by the majority of artists due to its controversy and sensitivity of the subject.” I would avoid using the words “highly avoided” in this sentence because they carry a negative connotation. Instead, I would say something along the lines of “LGBTQ sexuality is a less prevalent subject in music because...” The language in your edits is mostly neutral; however, I think you have several unsourced opinions.

3. When explaining traditional gender roles and how they are evident in music videos, you make some unsourced opinions. “In music videos, the implication now is that female characters are valued for their physical appearance and their ability to entertain and pleasure men.” Is it true the main purpose of female characters in music videos is to please men? The statement “possibly creating a countermovement to the increased acceptance furthered by YouTube's growth, the reason for this being the de-emphasis on the video itself in favor of the sound” is an opinion on the reason for the current popularity of streaming services. It is not supported by a source. “Race and music have been intertwined for hundreds of years, with certain races relating to different types of music more closely. For example younger African Americans tend to listen to hip hop while older white folk listen to county and classical music. While certain races can relate with certain music genres more, modern times have led to an increase in all races listening to all types of music.” Without a source, I am unsure if this statement merely points out/enforces stereotypes. “[S]tereotypes within the US still dominate how people from across the world are portrayed in music videos.” This statement also needs a source. Do US stereotypes dominate all music videos or only music videos by American artists?Thumbpin (talk) 04:30, 29 March 2019 (UTC)