The song "Anaconda" is a bold, sex-positive statement about a woman's ability to own her own body and sexuality. The video, though, completely fails to follow through on the song's potential for a powerful feminist message, instead relying on the tired trope of hypersexualizing women's bodies. It opens with Minaj and a gaggle of backup dancers in a jungle setting, writhing and sweaty as they grind against the ground and each other. It also features Minaj in a kitchen, chomping down on a banana and covering herself with whipped cream. Drake also makes an appearance -- but only as a prop for a lap dance during which, as Gawker informed us, he got a "boner." This maybe doesn't count as empowering anyone except Drake.
From Sophie Kleeman's article "Nicki Minaj's New 'Anaconda' Video Is Here - And It's a Huge Letdown" featured on mic.com
This is my negative quote.
The speaker of this quote, Sophie Kleeman, obviously does not think the music video for "Anaconda" is very impressive. I chose this quote as my negative one because it addresses all of the points that people choose to complain about when they say the video is not completely outstanding and positive for women. Kleeman misses the symbolism of Minaj biting the banana and then facing the camera with a look of indifference by a mile and all of the power play within the video is completely lost on her.