Critique of Lilly Allen’s “Hard Out Here” music video

 "Hard Out Here" music video

Although Lily Allen is trying to promote feminism and dismiss the objectification of women and disdain the standard set for women about their bodies., the music video certainly does not suit the lyrics of the song. For example when she says “Don’t need to shake my ass for you cause I’ve got a brain” yea in the music video there are several close-ups of a woman’s behind which completely goes against what she was aiming to say.

The music video itself starts out with Lily Allen being judged for her weight, she is lying on a operating table getting a liposuction because they judged her for being over weight, although she is not. Also within the song she says, “if you’re not a size six, then you’re not good looking” stating that women have expectations of their body in order for them to be seen as attractive.

A very obvious insult to all women that does not reflect well on the concept Lily was trying to pursue, is that she refers to women as ‘b*tches’ instead of women or girls or ladies.

“ [Chorus:]
It's hard, it's hard, it's hard out here for a bitch
It's hard for a bitch (for a bitch) for a bitch,
It's hard
It's hard out here for a bitch
It's hard for a bitch (for a bitch) for a bitch,
It's hard
It's hard out here”

Although the lyrics do a very good job defending women and dismissing their objectification and standards, the music video is completely in contradiction of that, in fact it is quite the opposite.