Annie Lennox blasts Miley Cyrus and Rihanna
Annie Lennox has become the latest female artist to blast the likes of Miley Cyrus and Rihanna for their overtly sexual persona.
Sinead O’Connor recently told Miley Cyrus not to let the music business “make a prostitute of her”, and then Rihanna’s fans were outraged by Rihanna’s raunchy Pour It Up video.
Now Annie Lennox has waded in on the latest row taking hold of the music industry, admitting she is “disturbed and dismayed” by the amount of “pornographic” videos that have recently been released.
While the former Eurthymics frontwoman didn’t name names, it is believed the videos she is referring to include Pour It Up, Miley’s Wrecking Ball and even Britney Spears Work B**ch.
In a post on her Facebook page, Annie wrote: “I have to say that I’m disturbed and dismayed by the recent spate of overtly sexualised performances and videos.
“You know the ones I’m talking about. It seems obvious that certain record companies are peddling highly styled pornography with musical accompaniment.
“As if the tidal wave of sexualised imagery wasn’t already bombarding impressionable young girls enough..I believe in freedom of speech and expression, but the market forces don’t give a toss about the notion of boundaries.
“As long as there’s booty to make money out of, it will be bought and sold. It’s depressing to see how these performers are so eager to push this new level of low.”
She added: “Their assumption seems to be that misogyny- utilised and displayed through oneself is totally fine, as long as you are the one creating it.
“As if it’s all justified by how many millions of dollars and U tube hits you get from behaving like pimp and prostitute at the same time. It’s a glorified and monetized form of self harm.”
Rihanna has also faced a backlash this week from her fans over the release of the Pour It Up video, with many saying it was too rude, even for her.
Campaigners also called for YouTube to ban the video, which has already been viewed more than 23 million times since its release on Wednesday.
Dr Helen Wright, a former president of the Girls’ School Association, even went as far as to urge parents to stop their children watching the video.
