Representation of Gender in Videos of a Similar Genre

In this video by Chase and Status, there is a clear representation of gender. The female is portrayed as disrespectful by breaking and entering into his flat and vandalising it (1:30), promiscuous (2:05)(3:25), and cruel in her action against her partner (the singer). The lyrics of the song connote that the male was committed to the female but she threw it back at him. Therefore, the male is portrayed as the victim.

This is unusual as commonly in genres such as drum and bass, the females are often sexualised and are dominated by the men who are often the ones who are shown to be adulterous and have a lack of morals.



In Wretch 32's video, for example, the women are dressed in revealing clothing and are dancing in a sexually suggestive manner. However, the lyrics are not about women which suggests that gender is a heavily used topic in music videos.

Contrastingly, Miami to Ibiza by Swedish House Mafia and Tinie Tempah is much more explicit in it's language about women. In particular, lyrics such as "I tell her, wear suspenders, and some PVC" (0:26)