No, Selena Gomez's New Video Does Not Display Her ‘Darker’ Side
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Selena Gomez released her new last week for her song “Slow Down.” While it’s doubtful the video will stir up anywhere close to the amount of controversy her video for “Come & Get It” did (there’s no real cultural appropriation here), it’s just the latest addition to the work of young female pop stars attempting to “edge” up their image by going to extremes: Either masculinizing themselves or upping the femininity factor.
Gomez told MTV that “Slow Down” is “a little bit harder” than her last video, and has “darker themes,” prompting MTV to describe her latest album Stars Dance as one that “celebrates the singer’s growing maturity as an artist.” Gomez says: