Blog #1: I Don't Need A Man
Blog #1: I Don't Need A Man Prompt 1: Miss A was a Korean Pop (K-Pop) girl group composed of four members: Jia, Min, Suzy and Fei. The cultural artifact I chose is their song titled “ I Don’t Need A Man ,” it is about the empowerment of women, stating lyrics such as “I can live well without a man” and “I overflow with confidence that’s why I love myself.” Within the beginning of the music video they are seen wearing business casual attire and eventually one member, Jia, is seen wearing a crown paired with a t-shirt and what could be interpreted as the bottom half of a wedding dress. Prompt 2: The music video as well as the lyrics of “I Don’t Need A Man” clearly goes against the traditional ideas of gender and gender expression. As mentioned before, the outfits that they wore seemed business casual, then there were outfits that somewhat flaunted their figures, to outfits with a twist that fit their personality. These outfit changes portray their diversity and how they are in ...