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February 28, 2006
Pink tells it like it is
I am not a huge Pink fan, but I think she can write some pretty catchy tunes, some with a fair amount of self reflection and substance. I don't think this is one of her best songs musically nor is it a subtle piece of cultural criticism, but it is nonetheless a prescient piece of cultural criticism.
Pink is aware of the potential hypocrisy in being a pop, albeit a punk sort of of pop, diva and criticising other pop divas for immodest dress, pursuing unhealthy fashion extremes, and seductress behavior, but says she really is more interested that we "get the conversation started," to paraphrase one of her songs.
This video is interests me because it touches on some of the themes that Richard Winter covered in his lecture on perfectionism at last week's L'Abri Conference, and in his book on the same topic.
The video focuses specifically on the challenges young women face. As I said earlier, it is not subtle. I do not think it presents the only choices available. And, in the process of critiquing some of these issues, the video, itself, features a fair amount of skin. So, viewer beware. That may be the nature of satire, though, to get somewhat sullied in order to point out fallacy and error.
Thoughts?
Film, Music, Television, Books | By jackdas | 5:16 PM
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