In the Justin Bieber video “Baby”, the gender representations that are evident, consist of teenaged girls and boys. The two genders interact in a friendly and competitive manner. It first begins with the usual bowling competition, and then turns into a flirty type of dance competition. This type of interaction between the genders is somewhat traditional. The only thing that throws it off is the dance competition.
The perception of teenagers in the twenty-first century is the same as it has always been. The only different prior to the twenty-first century would be that there were not as many places to hang out and socialize as there are now. Depending on the person, this could be a huge change from previous conceptions about teenager’s habits or it could just be an addition to their habits.
With the merger between pop/teen and rap, the nature of the music industry is changing for the better. Taking two different genres of music and combining them together is catering to more than just one group of fans at a time. It seems like a positive change and gives the fans something new and different to look forward to.
It really depends on the age of the teens in deciding how steeped in reality this video is. Age truly makes a difference in where teens want to hang out and what they do when they hang out. Usually teens between the ages of thirteen-fifteen would hang out at the mall or school function, then sixteen and up, once they start driving, usually hang out at parties and do things not so innocent. As mentioned before, in reality a dance competition is the last thing you would see happen in a bowling alley.
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