Double standards apply to both sexes in some ways.

Everyone should be allowed to be sexual, it’s part of their being.

But a good majority of this seems to exist primarily to open ears, minds and cash registers via the g-spot.

And if we weren't living in such a superficial society, none of these tricks would work, even in the short term.

Brendan said:

Sex will always sell, its that simple. What we talk about now is how they talked about Elvis Jim Morrison Diana Ross Donna Summer etc..back in the day as being nothing more than selling "sex"

lastdecember said:

I agreed people acting Brand new to Sex Sells Slogan.
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meow85 said:

Sorry but who are you to judge talent? Like her or not, she has a talent for writing catchy tunes. She's wrote for a lot of other singers as well. Until you're giving your acceptance speech for your Grammy, you have no right to dictate who has talent & who doesn't. Although I am sick of these half-dressed sluts parading around & miming live when there are much greater musicians living in the gutter, at least Lady Gaga is doing something different....

Anyway, it's a bit of a double negative bitching about people in the music business selling SEX on a PRINCE fansite, the man is the biggest sexually provocative musician in the world! He's a made millions singing about sex, it's just how it is...

Cinnie said:

meow85 said:

Sexuality is apparently a substitute for talent.

WaterInYourBath said:

Me neither. I can't really think of a female singer who I think is naturally sexy.

Either you're sexy are you're not and it doesn't have a damn thing to do with removing a stitch of clothing. I'm bored by it all really and for the most part, these folks taking it off.... don't a have a bit of talent. I guess they have to do something to kinda distract use from that fact.

MyNameIsCally said:

It's up to us the record buying public to decide if someone has talent or not. And Prince singing about sex is not double negative bitching because the man is a talented songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.

Brendan said:

MyNameIsCally said:

How's that for an oxymoron? I agree with your opinion.

Vendetta1 said:

Me either. Male singers I'm different about, but I seen too many female singers nude. I don't mind Gaga doing it lol because she's unusual but other females do it and you're like "why?"

I can see both sides of the argument and we all got our likes and dislikes. Just wanted to say that.

TD3 said:

And in the land of short attention spans, it works.

I see male singers taking their clothes off too but yes us women have to be whores to sell

But it amazes me the whole double standard because we all made a show like AI the biggest thing ever and it was all about image. Im not saying that many on that show cant sing, but, alot were told, you'll make it because you have the look? so what image are we sending? Why does Kris Allen get through and someone that doesnt have the boy next door look who can write songs not get through? this has always gone on. I think that now we are all amazed at the level it exits, but lets be honest, if Britney Spears was ugly would she make it? No she wouldnt, because she had the catchy songs, but they needed something to catch your eye too, but dont think this is where it started, i mean Look at anyone from Madonna to Janet, and then look back in the late 80's how C&C used fashion models to lypsynch because they thought Martha Wash wouldnt be the image to put out there. And then in the mid 1980's the guys in HEART wanted to kick "ann wilson" out, because she gained weight??? I mean it was her fucking band? So they put her in Black Clothes and only shot her face, so this whole deal didnt start with the Rihanna's and Cassie's and Justins and Xtina's. Blame the source

lastdecember said:

Heterosexual men.

Cinnie said:

As much as I want to high five you on that, I can't. No one is forcing these women to take off their clothes.

Vendetta1 said:

Sometimes it is the only option presented, for those seeking "success"

Cinnie said:

If women are willing to sell their souls for success, then they deserve whatever label people want to attach to them.

Vendetta1 said:

I don't mean the powers that be either, I mean the regular ole guy with a pulsing hot dick that only wants to listen (or watch) a female singer if she is "hot".

SEX is OVERRATED!!!!

TotalAlisa said:

Boasting about one's perky bosom apparently isn't.

sextonseven said:

Doesn't anyone remember the music video I did with David Bowie where he and I were nude in a rocket ship? The song was "Major Dong". Big hit. Very edgy but way ahead of its time.

hollywooddove said:

take your bo-ner pills to
turn your helmet on

TotalAlisa said:

Don't try and change the subject.

Cinnie said:

I can think of Canadian female artists that do, but they never really made it big. Maybe there's less of a focus on blatant sex in our branch of the industry?

lastdecember said:

I don't know anything about sports so I can't speak on that topic.

lastdecember said:

This

is the same as this?


Not even close.

Even taking into consideration the relative difference in the media's focus on sex over the decades, objectifying a fully dressed man is NOTHING like objectifying a scantily clad woman in a submissive pose.