he song Anaconda can be seen as a sex-positive statement about a woman’s ability to
own her own body and sexuality. The video however, completely fails to follow through on the
songs potential for a powerful feminist message. Instead it relies on the tired trope of
hypersexualizing women’s bodies. It opens with Minaj and backup dancers in a jungle setting,
writhing and sweaty as they grind against the ground and each other. This familiar popular
music catchphrase was rerecorded as “Oh my gosh, look…
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