![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The song itself describes - and, arguably, objectifies - a series of male characters, but we don’t see them in the video. One thing I find striking about the video is the complete lack of men in its surreal, bubblegum-Amazon world (except, of course, for Drake, who I’ll get to in a minute). I’m still feeling a little conflicted about it myself, but I’d definitely push back against that last claim. (Triumphing over #TimeForATacoBell, and during Fourth Meal, no less!)Įarly reactions to the video seem only expressible in emoji, though some have dismissed it as pathetic and desperate - pure pandering to the male gaze. Before she unveiled the long-awaited clip last night, she Instagrammed her pride at the fact that #AnacondaVideoAtMidnight was trending. “Anaconda” isn’t one of her best singles, but you get the sense she’d be just as happy to see it top Billboard’s Trending 140 if not the Hot 100. Ever since Minaj unveiled the single’s controversial cover art last month, she’s been doing everything in her power to help “Anaconda” become an unavoidable meme: She’s gleefully retweeted all the most popular Photoshop jobs ( Marge Simpson in a thong! HannahConda!) and effectively stirred the pot when the conversation revealed a racial double standard. This morning, the internet took a needed break from arguing about Taylor Swift and moved on to chatting about Nicki Minaj’s predictably bonkers “Anaconda” video - which is to say, Minaj’s cunningly calculated plan for viral world domination is going exactly as planned. ![]()
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