Hard Out Here is a feminist song aimed at highlighting the objectification of women in the media and the pressure to look attractive by fitting into stereotypes. In the video Lily Allen uses a recent event where she went to a surgeon about liposuction but was told she should reshape her entire body. This video also shows her mocking Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines by creating phrases with balloons and dancing in front of them to mock Robin doing the same in his video.
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"Nobody's
immune to the pressure to look thin," she tells Observer Magazine. Shortly
after giving birth to her first child, Allen, 28, visited a Harley Street
surgeon for advice on liposuction, but was advised that she should reshape her
entire body – thighs, belly, ankles, knees and back. "I walked out with
lines drawn all over me," she recalls.
Both the video and the song's lyrics take aim at misogyny and sexism in modern pop culture. She takes a satirical swipe at Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines' video, in which a woman dances in front of the words 'Robin Thicke has a big dick', by dancing in front of inflatables spelling out 'Lily Allen has a baggy pussy'.
Lyrics:
I suppose I
should tell you what this bitch is thinking
You'll find
me in the studio and not in the kitchen
I won't be
bragging 'bout my cars or talking 'bout my chains
Don't need to
shake my ass for you 'cause I've got a brain
If I told you
'bout my sex life, you'd call me a slut
When boys be
talking about their bitches, no one's making a fuss
There's a
glass ceiling to break, uh-huh, there's money to make
And now it's
time to speed it up 'cause I can't move at this pace
[Chorus:]
Sometimes
it's hard to find the words to say
I'll go ahead
and say them anyway
Forget your
balls and grow a pair of tits
It's hard,
it's hard, it's hard out here for a bitch
It's hard for
a bitch (for a bitch) for a bitch,
It's hard
It's hard out
here for a bitch
It's hard for
a bitch (for a bitch) for a bitch,
It's hard
It's hard out
here
If you're not
a size six, then you're not good looking
Well, you
better be rich, or be real good at cooking
You should
probably lose some weight 'cause we can't see your bones
You should
probably fix your face or you'll end up on your own
Don't you
want to have somebody who objectifies you?
Have you
thought about your butt? Who's gonna tear it in two?
We've never
had it so good, uh-huh, we're out of the woods
And if you
can't detect the sarcasm, you've misunderstood
[Chorus]
A bitch, a
bitch, a bitch, bitch, bitch [4x]
Inequality
promises that it's here to stay
Always trust
the injustice 'cause it's not going away
Inequality
promises that it's here to stay
Always trust
the injustice 'cause it's not going away
[Chorus 2x]
Bitch
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