old town road

Question 1

spaghetti western

Answer 1

the freeze frame accompanied by a whip sound effect is a traditional convention of a spaghetti western. further conventions of this genre include the bag with the dollar symbol and the establishing shot of the grassy plains at the beginning

Question 2

binary opposition

Answer 2

between girl at the beginning calling for her daddy and the boy calling for his momma. sybolic of the fact that women are able to take care of a family

Question 3

frequent use of comedians

Answer 3

like Chris rock and hahadavis gives the video a lighthearted feel

Question 4

portrayal of masculinity

Answer 4

is very conventional of rap and country music (men in positions of power like Sherrif) however audiences may interpret this differently if they know lil has x is gay

Question 5

paradoxical combination

Answer 5

of lil nas x and old white people playing bingo and line dancing together shows that they are accepting of him and breaks the mould of racist stereotypes.

Question 6

lil nas x outfit change

Answer 6

in the middle of the video suggests this society is more accepting of black gay men.