A v. special birthday shoutout to the one and only MissyElliott! 🎂✨💞
in her music videos, by creating ethereal worlds for us to venture to, with a funky hip hop soundtrack as our guide and black feminist messages as our vehicle to truth.
For Missy, sexuality is a place for women to impress, to reign, to gain pleasure under their own terms, and sometimes in a distinctly unusual dimension. There's “Sock it 2 Me”, where we’re transported to outer space, and Missy dons a suit similar to mega man or a ‘90s video game protagonist. Her lyrics challenge a potential lover, asking him to give her all he’s got. But it isn't one sided: she’s prepared to bring her best as well.
Besides challenging sexual and cultural codes, Missy was all about money — her own, and that of the men she desired. In “Hot Boyz”, she applauds men who are not only fine and talented, but are financially sound and blessed materialistically. It’s no question that financial security is a great quality in a partner, but for too long women have been misjudged for listing that as an important trait in the opposite sex.
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