Today I finally sat down to watch the last two videos out of the three-part interview with Bilal about his new album Airtight's Revenge that's dropping in September (link here). As always, I let the videos load and slacked off elsewhere until they were finished.
After a few minutes, I came back, ready to absorb the greatness that is Bilal, but lo and behold, what was I met with?!
After a few minutes, I came back, ready to absorb the greatness that is Bilal, but lo and behold, what was I met with?!
Yes, my friends, that is ass.
Now, my alma mater had this whole tizzy about American Apparel and how they objectified women and promoted pornography, and I largely stayed out of it because I wasn't familiar with their advertising and I was too busy grading papers to care at that time. Plus, Calvin is tight-assed about pretty much everything, so I wrote them off about it.
This, however, is just crazy! I can't concentrate on Bilal and his revelations about his music among other subjects with some woman's ASS in my face. Is this what the world is coming to?
And then the nerve to have "creative control" under it! That's not creative: strip clubs and Playboy has been doing that pose for years!
And the loser out of all this is that woman whose portfolio now includes her splayed ass displayed for the whole world. Does respect or reverence come from that? I don't think so, and maybe for her, a paycheck holds more importance than dignity. I don't know. I just didn't think I'd be met with advertising-"Tip Drill" when I was going to watch Bilal's interview.
Granted, some people were probably excited to see that. That person was not me. I'd expect this from some rap interview, but seriously? And what does American Apparel have to do with this interview AT ALL?!
I'm not saying that American Apparel should be boycotted or criticized or ashamed...I'm just saying that I don't like ass in my face.
That is all.
Now, my alma mater had this whole tizzy about American Apparel and how they objectified women and promoted pornography, and I largely stayed out of it because I wasn't familiar with their advertising and I was too busy grading papers to care at that time. Plus, Calvin is tight-assed about pretty much everything, so I wrote them off about it.
This, however, is just crazy! I can't concentrate on Bilal and his revelations about his music among other subjects with some woman's ASS in my face. Is this what the world is coming to?
And then the nerve to have "creative control" under it! That's not creative: strip clubs and Playboy has been doing that pose for years!
And the loser out of all this is that woman whose portfolio now includes her splayed ass displayed for the whole world. Does respect or reverence come from that? I don't think so, and maybe for her, a paycheck holds more importance than dignity. I don't know. I just didn't think I'd be met with advertising-"Tip Drill" when I was going to watch Bilal's interview.
Granted, some people were probably excited to see that. That person was not me. I'd expect this from some rap interview, but seriously? And what does American Apparel have to do with this interview AT ALL?!
I'm not saying that American Apparel should be boycotted or criticized or ashamed...I'm just saying that I don't like ass in my face.
That is all.
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