1) Hot Leg - Red Light Fever
You don't know how much this cover disturbs me. Deeply, deeply, disturbs me.
Look, we live in a world where females are largely relegated to being props for men, both to sell their records and to act as dumping grounds for a whole lot of emotional baggage, gender hang-ups, and misogyny. And despite the moves we've made to be more inclusive of women of all types and walks of life (including those not born as women), we have to look at bullshit like this. In 2009.
The band's name is Hot Leg. I find it ironic that the body part referenced in the name is actually one of the only things covered up on this person. But seriously, a thong. An "X" on her ass. Leather chaps. On a futuristic motorcycle. And there's another motorcycle in the background, but it looks like a drawing found in a cave.
And all of it looks like it was painted for a rock record in 1971.
Fuck this. I hope our future looks nothing like this. Plus, are we seriously going to advance architecture to be more efficient and less susceptible to the weather, but still be obsessed with old motorcycles and objectifying women?
Oh, I just read that this is the new band from that guy who sang for The Darkness. That explains everything. He's incapable of creating anything original, so he'll just rip off the past to get chicks. Or something.
But really, guys. Someone approved this record cover. In 2009.
Fuck.
Look, we live in a world where females are largely relegated to being props for men, both to sell their records and to act as dumping grounds for a whole lot of emotional baggage, gender hang-ups, and misogyny. And despite the moves we've made to be more inclusive of women of all types and walks of life (including those not born as women), we have to look at bullshit like this. In 2009.
The band's name is Hot Leg. I find it ironic that the body part referenced in the name is actually one of the only things covered up on this person. But seriously, a thong. An "X" on her ass. Leather chaps. On a futuristic motorcycle. And there's another motorcycle in the background, but it looks like a drawing found in a cave.
And all of it looks like it was painted for a rock record in 1971.
Fuck this. I hope our future looks nothing like this. Plus, are we seriously going to advance architecture to be more efficient and less susceptible to the weather, but still be obsessed with old motorcycles and objectifying women?
Oh, I just read that this is the new band from that guy who sang for The Darkness. That explains everything. He's incapable of creating anything original, so he'll just rip off the past to get chicks. Or something.
But really, guys. Someone approved this record cover. In 2009.
Fuck.
i'm not laughing. i'm disgusted in the most extreme sense of the word.
at school, the guys taunt us. we are lower lifeforms to all of the sporty jocks at my school. but we think, when we are out of high school and college, that we will be respected regardless of the fact that we are girls.
this cover promises that we are not going to get the future that we want. seriously. this tells us that we are going to have to look at ourselves with disgust because we are always comparing ourselves to these fake women. we can't help it. guys only want you when you look good.
and they wonder why girls today are the way we are.
Mainly, I hate it for it's mysoginistic message, but also for its terrible design. Every single one of the covers in here is a shame for the world of design. Seriously, hire a good graphic designer instead of saving money and letting a band member draw poorly the cover.. ¬¬