Quote Originally Posted by Subotan View Post
Pretty much all modern ones are.
Only by Feminist definitions, those terrible mysoginistic northern miners (steryotype) give all their pay at the end of the week to their wives.

The fact is, if you actually look at very "Patriarchal" cultures, historically, men did a good job of dominating the public sphere but they did an exceedingly poor job of dominating their private relationships with women. Empress Matilda might never have been crowned queen of England but she made life jolly difficult for Stephen and her son did take the throne.

Even if we agree that more sexualisation of public life is a good thing, there's a degree of comodification with women's sexuality and women's bodies that simply isn't present with men. Furthermore, although it would be possible for her dancing to be empowering, she would need an empowered reputation to be able to do so credibly - e.g. by having empowering lyrics, making pro-women comments in the media, donating to women's movement organisations such as domestic abuse shelters etc. She doesn't do any of this, and the result is that both female sexuality and the strength of female empowerment are packaged and sold for corporate profits.
More sexualisation of public life is not a good thing. Sex is a commodity, it is bought and sold. Allowing the sexualisation of public life gives wealth, and therefore power, to the sexy. As absurd a statement as that is, Rhianna has made a fortune out of her measurements, not her voice. Her popularity is based on the fact that most young men want her, and that makes young women want to be her.