Dreamworlds Questions

Directions: Now that you have seen Dreamworlds 3, answer the following questions in full sentences on a separate typed page.

1. Describe the version of femininity depicted in music videos. Be sure to discuss some of the most common roles and activities for women in videos.

2. What does the filmmaker say about how black males are depicted in hip-hop videos? To what does he compare these images?

3. According to the film, what are some of the reasons that femininity is depicted so narrowly in music videos? Do you agree? Explain.

4. What does the filmmaker mean when he says that the real issue is not that there is too much discussion of sex in music videos, but that there is not enough?

5. How is masculinity depicted in music videos?

6. What are the different aspects of male attitudes towards women commonly demonstrated in music videos?

7. According to the film, how might the gender roles shown in music videos affect women? Do you agree? Explain.

8. According to the film, how might the gender roles shown in music videos affect men? Do you agree? Explain.