From Courtsean to Video Vixen: The Similarities
They eventually became independent wealthy women who were being paid for being beautiful and serving the men who desired them. Courtesans appeared to have it all, but were actually bound by their titles to have no family contact and only to be passed from one "master" to the next or be forced to fend for themselves.
Intro the gold digger, a term found in the urban dictionary, used to define a female motivated by the wealth of man. These women, unlike courtesans are not forced or coerced, but are instead driven for their own reasons to seek out men of wealth.
Some women genuinely seek relationships based on emotion, but reserve those emotions for the rich. The phrase gold digger was popularized in the eighties by a rap song containing the word and revitalized recently, which leads to what I believe is the courtesan evolved from a gold digger, the video vixen.
The video vixen was debuted by longhaired metal bands of the 1980's. Females seeking their 15 minutes of fame by appearing in a rock video with the hopes of maybe even catching the eye of the artist. Due to the rise of hip-hop, rap, and cable TV, video vixens are now associated with bass lined music and lyrics that rhyme.
Yes, these women are paid for their time spent barely dressed in front of the camera and given their 15 minutes of fame. Again, there are those who hope to be made a part of the entourage and a fixture for the artist.
If lucky video vixens even appear on magazine covers, TV ads, and may even be passed onto another artist to appear in the video of the next chart topper. All the while, living the life and what being a video vixen brings with it. Just as the courtesan, she too understands her part excepts its benefits and appears to be the envy of other females who aspire for their 15 minutes of fame and wealth.
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Source of research for the courtesan is from www.wikipedia.com
Gold digger researched from www.urbandictionary.com
Video vixen info from www.aalbc.com featuring an excerpt from the book Confessions of A Video Vixen by Karrine Steffans along with Rockumentary aired by VH-1
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32 Comments
Post a CommentInteresting article and subject.
Very interesting comparisons!
Great topic. I liked the comparison.
Good comparisons. Very interesting article.
Interesting piece!
Very interesting article. I had heard the term courtsean but had never knew what they really were.
Interesting idea for an article.
Well written and thoughtful article!
Great idea. Best of luck with your writing.
An interesting idea. I can definitely see the comparisons! Well written article.