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I Ve Got Your Man Video Analysis

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In this Think Piece, I will evaluate Lady Saw’s Music Video “I’ve Got Your Man”, and comment on the familiarity of the event, its relevance as a reflection of the Caribbean Life, issues of Caribbean Gender Relations, family relation, the way we as Caribbean people express ourselves and my personal opinion as to whether it is a “good” or “bad” piece. At the beginning of the video, one can clearly see that the woman is verbally and physically abusing the man that she presumably has a sexual relation with. She shows empowerment over him and refuses to listen to him. His facial reaction indicates that he is annoyed and wants relief of this situation. When Lady Saw approaches him and gives him a calling card, he seizes the opportunity to get away from is abusive partner. This is a familiar situation that I have seen within the Caribbean where a person can have more than one sexual partner. It can apply to both sexes where the male or female is abusive or doesn’t fulfill the expectation of the other thus leading to infidelity. Infidelity is referred to as the act of cheating, having an affair or …show more content…

Although, I do not willingly listen to this form of music and wasn’t excited about evaluating it for the Critical Think Piece, Lady Saw raises a worthy issue. The main point of the video is that if a woman can’t respect her man, he will find accommodation with another woman and there isn’t anything she can do about it. In conclusion, I evaluated Lady Saw’s Music Video “I’ve Got Your Man”, and commented on the familiarity of the event, its relevance as a reflection of the Caribbean Life, issues of Caribbean Gender Relations, family relation, the way we as Caribbean people express ourselves and my personal opinion as to whether it is a “good” or “bad”

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