This Is Hysteria!: Is there a feminist analysis of LMFAO's "Sexy and I Know It"?

artbychristina:

The song is about a guy reveling in his appearance and putting himself on display, actions that are usually coded as feminine. They go against traditional concepts of masculinity because a man shouldn’t care about (or shouldn’t appear to care about) public approval. There’s…

I thought about that when I heard this song too. I like that it’s not so typically calling on women to take their clothes off, work out, and wiggle. But… LMFAO can’t be considered progressive, there are other music kinda makes that clear.

(Source: politicsartandstuff)

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  2. jammiedodgersandwhiskey reblogged this from politicsartandstuff and added:
    Personally, I like it makes me laugh and really its kind of fun and prevy and though I am a feminist I’m a total perv. I...
  3. mturnstyles reblogged this from hystericalmarissa and added:
    I thought about that when I heard this song too. I like that it’s not so typically calling on women to take their...
  4. hystericalmarissa reblogged this from politicsartandstuff and added:
    I don’t have an answer to this, but maybe someone who follows me does?
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