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1:04:26
Madonna exploit her
sexuality on her own terms.

1:04:29
What does it mean to exploit
your sexuality on your own terms?

1:04:32
It means you name the price.
1:04:34
Madonna is a successful
business person.

1:04:36
I like old-fashioned,
straight-ahead rock'n'roll.

1:04:39
She sings okay.
1:04:40
The representation of
female sexuality

1:04:45
that she offers is of strength
and self-determination.

1:04:49
I don't listen to much
new popular music myself.

1:04:52
Love songs are usually
about weakness.

1:04:55
You can learn a lot about love
from popular music.

1:05:00
Is there a difference between exploiting
your own body for profit

1:05:03
and having someone else
exploit for you?

1:05:08
Everyone is involved with exploitation...
the person whose body it is,

1:05:12
the salesperson, and the audience
that's entertained.

1:05:15
The significant distinction
is who earns more money,

1:05:18
the exploited body
or the salesperson?

1:05:22
- And what about the audience?
- What about them.

1:05:26
The nature of exploitation
never improves. It only changes.

1:05:31
Where did you read that?
1:05:32
Is is a feminist achievement
for a woman to maintain

1:05:35
such control over her own career?
1:05:38
I thought we were
talking about music.

1:05:41
Exploitation of sexuality
has achieved a new... respectability

1:05:47
because some of those women
whose bodies are being exploited

1:05:49
have gained control
over that exploitation.

1:05:52
- They earn more money.
- They call the shots.

1:05:55
- They're not thought of as victims.
- Lf they earn most of the money, no.

1:05:59
They probably don't think of
themselves as victims, either.


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