{"id":3964,"date":"2021-09-15T01:40:12","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T01:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamportfolio.drkretz.knight.domains\/portfolios\/bollywood-song-1-rowdy-baby-from-maari-2\/"},"modified":"2021-09-15T01:40:12","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T01:40:12","slug":"bollywood-song-1-rowdy-baby-from-maari-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamportfolio.drkretz.knight.domains\/portfolios\/bollywood-song-1-rowdy-baby-from-maari-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bollywood Song #1: &#8220;Rowdy Baby&#8221; from Maari 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I will be analyzing the most viewed Bollywood music videos on YouTube using the Sex Role Perspective. While analyzing with the Sex Role Perspective, I will be utilizing the items for evaluating masculinity and femininity as presented by Hyde (1995, p. 134), and these specific items will be <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">italicized<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. In this post, I will be discussing the music video for \u201cRowdy Baby\u201d from the Bollywood film <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maari 2<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Link to video: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=x6Q7c9RyMzk\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maari 2 &#8211; Rowdy Baby (Video Song) | Dhanush, Sai Pallavi | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Balaji Mohan<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Evaluating Masculinity<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Reinforcing stereotypes<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the first scene of the music video, the main male and female characters each pick up a pair of shoes with faces drawn on them. On the man\u2019s shoes, a serious face with sunglasses and a mustache is drawn on. This face could be interpreted as portraying a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">strong personality<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which is a trait stereotypically associated with masculinity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The main male character wears sunglasses for the majority of the music video, which likely are masking the expression of emotions on his face and thus presenting him as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">less affectionate<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a stereotypically feminine trait, and more <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">individualistic<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">forceful<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, stereotypically masculine traits.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In one scene, male background dancers wearing red suits appear and dance in a more fast and forceful manner than female background dancers do in other scenes. The combination of the red clothing and more forceful-like dance moves reinforce masculine stereotypes of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">aggression<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">forcefulness<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Resisting stereotypes<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The male character is always present next to the female character throughout the music video, putting the majority of his attention towards her, which makes him seem <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">less dominant or independent<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and more <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">warm<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">loyal<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, which are stereotypically feminine traits.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The male character shows <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">warmth, tenderness,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">affection<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> towards the female character through actions and words. For instance, he sings a line which the female character also sings that says, \u201cI\u2019m your little puppy; take me, take me.\u201d Such words show <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">warmth, tenderness,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">affection<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, typically feminine traits, coming from a man.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Evaluating Femininity<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Reinforcing stereotypes<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the first scene of the music video, the female character picks up a pair of shoes with a face drawn on that has long eyelashes and pink lips and a gentle look to it. This face could be seen as portraying the stereotypical traits of being <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">feminine<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">gentle<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">tender<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the opening of the music video, female background dancers appear, mostly wearing clothes that are pink and purple in color and dancing in a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">cheerful <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">way. This is a presentation of a stereotypically <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">feminine<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> image.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In several instances, the female character is seen touching the face of the male character in a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">warm<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">affectionate<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> way, reinforcing these stereotypically feminine traits.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A few times, the male character picks up or holds the female character, presenting the female character as stereotypically <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">childlike<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">yielding<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Resisting stereotypes<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In many of the scenes, the main female character does similar or the same dance moves as the male character. In general, the female character\u2019s dancing is <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">not overly feminine<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or objectifying, and her dancing even shows characteristics typically associated with masculinity, like <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">forcefulness<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The clothing which the main female character wears is largely parallel to what the male character wears in most instances, with mostly pants and long sleeves being worn and similar color schemes. She does not wear clothing that is revealing nor that noticeably has the purpose of objectification. Thus, the main female character\u2019s clothing largely defies general stereotypes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In one instance, the male and female characters are shown staring intently at each other, but it was the female character who initiated this staring. Unlike what is commonly seen in media, the female does not passively look away or show licensed withdrawal but rather initiates an intense staring at the male character, showing untypical <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">forcefulness<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">assertiveness<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> from the female character.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I will be analyzing the most viewed Bollywood music videos on YouTube using the Sex Role Perspective. 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