I never looked at the video that way until you mentioned it. i agree with you that the video is derogatory and so are the lyrics but its just a song!Just because Beyonce Says to do something doesn’t mean someone should do it. Honestly i am a huge Beyonce fan and i would never upload a naked Video of myself just because Beyonce said so. The song “Video Phone” is from Beyonce’s “Sasha Fierce” side of her album. Beyonce stated that she did that side of her album for her fans. So technically Beyonce Believes that thats what her fans like to hear and what her fans want to see. But honestly, its just a song. If a viewer decides that they want to upload naked pictures and dance a certain type of way on a guy because Beyonce has done it or because she sang about it, doesn’t that show that the viewer has no individuality?

Let’s not deny that music has power to influence. It is more than just a song-they are words and words have power. God says so. Good or bad. I’m sure there are negative words you must contend with. And artists influence youth—whether it be in fashion or behavior. Bling Bling, button downs, Rihanna’s tattoos. Here’s an example. When I was 12ish Janet Jackson released Let’s Wait Awhile. First of all, it made me think about something I hadn’t been thinking about–sex. And immediately it told me how to handle the situation. I liked Janet Jackson…heck I loved Janet Jackson. In college she released the song IF and it was way sexual. It then made me think about sex in a different way. Now, she had every right to sing about what she was experiencing at 30something years old-ya dig? I get it now that I’m a woman. I just remember a time when adults didn’t express everything they were experiencing in graphic detail. Call me old fashion-but i think we were better for it. I hope to only expose good things to my readers even if as fans they desire things that are bad for them. Words are powerful. So lets be responsible for the words that we say. We matter.

God bless!

I love beyonce! Beyonce is a grown woman she is talking about grown women things adult things, there is nothing wrong with it at all. Like it was said its the parents who have to monitor their children, i have a 10 yearold and when that song comes on i pass it by jus that simple, and i can remember that when i was younger i liked songs and sung them and didnt know what the heck they meant until i got older and i say i use to sing that. Young girls may like beyonce but you have to remember she is human and again a grown woman who is married. people always try to find something to talk about that’s negative, i say beyonce continue doing what u do love you B!

I think that maybe beyonce wanted to do something diff lil kids shouldn’t be watching videos any ways b/c most of these artists don’t have anything to say and these kids need to be at home with no tv or radio do homework and studying if you look at all the videos and listen to all the songs they are just as bad or even worse

let them listen to gospel music and take them lil kids to church

Thanks for exposing these kinds of things for what they really are. Our little ones are 7 and 3, and b/c of this we don’t even have cable. THEY ARE SOO IMPRESSIONABLE. I don’t want them to grow up thinking that that kind of stuff is ok- while their minds are all “spongy” , we are trying to instill the right principles in them. That u don’t serve yourself out there on a “platter” for everyone to just come “get” some of u – in doing so you deplete your self esteem, your worth and your soul- and afterwords, there is never much left of u or to you. When they start needing phones – NO CAMERAS- it’s like handing a child or teen a gun – dangerous when loaded !!!- we’re trying to load them instead with God’s love and His expectations for His right reasons – keep it up P-Sky

I hear what you guys are saying about the babies. Yeah “little” Little girls might not get it but what about the 14, 15 and 16 year olds?? They aren’t babies and they aren’t grown women either. The high school boys get it too.Such denial. They should count for something. Yeah B’s a grown woman but there is so much negativity affecting our youth already. She’s amazing and sings about female empowerment all the time. But video phone isn’t quite that if you dig deep. Its like its more important to protect Beyonce and other artists than it is impressionable teens. And that’s the problem. Nobody wants to refrain themselves ever for any reason. I think the article is just saying parents-do you b/c the music industry is clearly doing them. You don’t have to keep them home and play only gospel either-just talk to them. Fan or not–you gotta take everything one song at a time. You don’t have to like everything an artist does.

Let’s not pretend people don’t use their video phones for bedroom fun. Parents need to use the power of the word “no” with their children anyhow. Get them a digital camera and a computer that you control access to if you want to go the foolproof route and check their camera cards. Don’t blame Beyonce and Lady Gaga
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There are way more videos out there that are more risky than this one. I happen to like this video. Beyonce is a roll model okay but she is also her own person and can do whatever she pleases and so can lady gaga.

I totally agree with this article…I mean nothing in this world is deemed sacred anymore. I am a mother of a 3 year old girl and even now I find myself protecting her from EVERYTHING on T.V. and in the media but as a parent I’m concerned there ain’t that much guarding in the world!!!! There has to be some social responsibility in order for our girls to grow up without all the disabiling images that are being portrayed…even by the superstars we love.

Nice blog at http://www.thepurplesky.com. I just found out that Lady Gaga planned to perform at Houston Toyota Center twice on the 25th and 26th of July. Ticket will be available starting April 16 and I am planning to go!!!