Dance Off of the Sexes

I'm not much for the battle of the sexes. It's just not my feminism. I don't think the girls versus guys competition really gets us anywhere, it just breeds more animosity between the sexes.

But if we're talking dance offs...it is ON. Which is why I really, really hope that Beyonce's latest is the first in a series of girls versus boys dance offs. I feel like the Spice Girls really threw down the gauntlet in the late 90's with their Girl Power schtick but from a feminist see-privilege-say-something stance, it was really White Girl Power...so it's nice to see Beyonce taking it into the next century with a more inclusive stance. The dudes in riot gear in the desert bring it into a contemporary international setting (veiled implication, y'all).

So. Who do you think will return the volley?

Update on May 26, 2011 by Russ

I think the recycling of an old Major Lazer beat--the auto-tuned crying baby, basically one of that album's calling card statements--is a little lazy. Guess Diplo's too busy talking shit about M.I.A. and, like, getting tatts  all "cap on rim bent Denzel e'ry time" to try for B. 

My Hellcat Dreamgirl...

What up Sellouts*! 

I’m Marley, Soldout’s newest official contributor.  You may know me from online chats such as SALEM and videos such as Melissa Fucking Auf der Maur.  I’m a writer, editor, and burlesque performer and I like music with a beat that tells a story.  And other stuff, too... you'll find out soon enough.

And, much like I love a good short story, I love a good, well-executed short film. Today that basically means the music video.  A good music video that really works with a song and an artist is hard to find.

Which is why I’m seriously crushing on the vid for Beyonce’s “Why Don’t You Love Me.” 

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