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Katy Perrys One of the boys exposes the social element of gender
as she narrates the story of a young girl striving toward the
recognition and attention of a man. The lyrics I studied Lolita
religiously, and I walked right into school and caught you staring at
me references the need to alter her persona to fit into the socially
constructed ideals of female gender through a stylized repetition of
acts (Butler, 1956, pp520). One of the boys (2008) emphasises
the issues placed on women through the importance of physical
attributes and behavioural attractability women strive for, despite
having to augment themselves to do so (McRobbie, 2004).
seem to show the contrast of the physical body with the social
construction of gender. However, So over the summer something
changed, I started reading Seventeen and shaving my legs shows
the progression of Perrys character giving into the assumption that
a womans social presentation should draw a parallel with her
physiological appearance (Butler,1988), so as not to cause any
social demonization.
The analysis of Katy Perrys One of the boys (2008) in light of the
feminist theories of; Butler, Cixous, Moi, McRobbie and De Bouvour
shows the opposing ideals of feminism and post-feminist theory.
Reference List
Fiss, O., 1994, What is Feminism, Issue. 2, Vol. 26, pp. 413-428
Perry, K (2008) One of the Boys, (written by: Katy Perry) One of the
boys, Capital records- Universal Music group/CA
Beauvoir, S.De, 1973, The Second Sex, New York: Vintage Books.