My music video was meant to represent the problems that victims of sexual assault face and the journey they take to reclaim their power after the traumatic experience they went through. The whole premise of the name 'You Made Me Cry' was that it was a repeated lyric through the song that I decided to make as my mantra rather than sticking with the original name of 'Girl With One Eye'. By using the more personal pronouns in the title, the song and music video becomes more personal to the victim and holding a sense of blame against the abuser, and I wanted to emulate this further, anchoring it with the use of the charity #YouMadeMeCry that a percentage of the profits brought in by the song goes to. The band set up the charity to help abuse victims, specifically, youths, get out of dangerous situations and help them to get back on their feet, safe from abusers.
The music video begins with Syd Novak (Lillith Freeman) playing the role of the abuser, cocky and confident, being hypermasculine and playing a stereotypical character. I drew on a fake moustache as well to continue emulating this but also to intertextuality reference LGBT music icons King Princess and Dorien Electra. The premise of the video is to tell the story of a victim overcoming her trauma and the power the abuser had over her. By taking it and channelling it, she fights back against her abuser and is a message for audiences to allow them to believe not only are they powerful, but also that they are not alone, anchored by the use of a multitude of people with the iconic 'tears' that is carried throughout the bands aesthetic.
It is supposed to be a message to abuser survivors that even though "you made me cry", you no longer will and I will hold my own against you.
Diane Railton suggested this in her ideas of postfeminism where music videos present issues women face in ways that bring them more obviously to light and make them more prominent in society.
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