At this point of the series, it is pretty clear what Risque and Cheryl represent.
Corrupt Ruthless Risque in The Office
Risque is the new age modern woman, who pursues a career, becomes corrupt and power hungry, in pursuit of the dollar sign in the material world. She climbs the corporate ladder using her charms, and tries to get her way using her art of seduction, with her quirky business proposals.
Cheryl is the old fashioned traditional woman, who likes domestic activities, a simply happy life, with children, she has a nurturing soul. She believes that we should not try to get too much things in life, money corrupts, so the world should not have money. She believes in equality and sharing the world’s resources, so that everyone can be happy.
At two extreme ends of the spectrum, how do they reconcile their differences?
Basically, Cheryl and Risque are representative of what modern women today, feel about their own roles as a woman. I designed the characters based on a module I took in university while in Australia – Gender Studies. The woman in the 1950s, and in 2050, is a world apart.
My grandmother had a chance to go to university, after completing her A levels. She instead, decided to not pursue her studies, but to support my grandfather university tuition fees by working. They had met and dated in junior college. During her time, having an A levels certificate was an overkill. If she went on to university, she could probably forget about marriage. Hence, she took a step back, for love. I do admire her for her actions.
Fast forward two generations later, I completed my degree effortlessly in Australia, as it is quite the norm for women in this modern time to hold degrees. I found an interest in economics, which led to my natural major into marketing. In the process of doing so, I questioned my Asian values and conflicting Western mindset (while in Australia). It is, indeed tough for Asian women to play up to the westernised image of Angelia Jolie and other strong western women featured in our modern pop culture, like Lady Gaga and Britney Spears.
The confidence and happy free spirited nature of Australian women inspired me to be less reserved, to be more expressive. For a long time, I felt suppressed. It was in Australia I found my freedom of expression, my freedom of thoughts. From a lone introvert, I became an outgoing carefree person. I regained a lost part of myself, that my own culture tried to destroy, crucially – it was my femininity.
The greatest key to a woman’s femininity, is her sexuality, which Risque will explain in episode 14. It is a pity, most women do not ever discover this missing essence of themselves. They try to become more masculine in the world place, to achieve the same things men can do, in the process, destroying their feminine power.
In Tango, a woman can never ask for a dance. The male approaches the woman, and offers to lead her. She can choose to accept or reject him. In real life, this is not the case. The modern day woman wants to lead, and in the process, demasculinise the male. From my observations, I meet the most manly-men in Tango, compared to other social dances, the very reason being that, they are given a chance to be a -man- in this dance.
Now that the conflict is carefully spelt out. Let the battles begin.
The prospect of death is real
to an artist or writer
Our moods drift in and out
high and lows
like tides of the sea
When we get too low
there is no turning back
the last time I was ….
low… I almost could not wake up
the next morning..
It was fucking scary.
That was three years back.
I had decided to dedicate my life to artistry
However, I know its a curse
Because I don’t know how long I will live
in my mental cage of imagination
I am suffering daily
By experiencing the exact same pain and happiness
When I write and act as my characters
drawing on every single emotion
I had experienced
to do my utmost best
in every single act.
Sometimes I just want to close my eyes and not wake up
The people who smile the most, are the ones hurting the most inside
The pain I feel when I wake up in the morning and before I sleep at night
Is overwhelming.
I am losing myself
slowly but gradually
I will know myself no more
I had erased my old identity
forging a new one
that I do not understand
I don’t know myself. anymore.
Alone, i am on the verge of death
With someone to offer security,
I am The Scarlet Queen.
Cheryl apparently loves kids, hence she would love to create a beautiful future for her family, by beautifying the world with her art. She thinks that there should not be money in this world, as there is enough food and houses, and that every person should have access to education and healthcare. She hopes for wars to stop. Her views are leaning towards the liberal Democrats.
Risque, the Director of The Scarlet Entreprises makes a business proposal to The Dark Knight. She talks about how she likes people at the top and will crush anyone in the bottom to get her way.
Risque: “I will fucking crush you if you are a weak minion, bitch.”
Question: Are you a Risque at work? You are hot! Me: Erm…. I could be if I want to, but I am not exactly power hungry. I prefer to get things done at the bottom line. I do have a score on the High D on the Dominance scale of DISC Profiling. I do have a natural inclination for leadership positions. Unlike Risque, I am rather welfare orientated and good natured (like a mummy). My colleagues can testify for this! I had never crushed anyone at work! I swear.
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In reflection of the character Risque, she is someone you would see in the Devil wears Prada, or a supercharged high powered executive woman in the work place. Most women are afraid to play their part to be “dominant” in the workplace, as it is traditionally male dominated, while women are like submissive secretaries. There are some things that women can learn from Risque, on how to be an assertive confident woman who will take action to get things done.
In this video, the author of The Corporate Dominatrix gives some tips to women in the workplace who would find role playing easier to climb up the corporate ladder, especially when they want to go to the top…
After filming a re-endition of Gangnam Style using KPOP moves, I realised how heavily sexualised the dance is, and how it objectifies women into plastic surgery barbie dolls… or dancing objects I would say.
I love shopping for tech gadgets, and I love shopping for electronics. I am a geeky babe. Yes, I am. The thing that never fail to surprise me is that on every screen I turn, I see a bunch of Korean Girls dancing away… in every LCD monitor. On closer inspection, I noticed how heavily staged their productions are, the thick make up, the extreme short skirts and long legs, the flawless skin. I could imagine them doing soft porn with some of the dance sequences. It is that… suggestive.
Picture of KPOP Sensation: SNSD, Girls Generation
Using that concept of sexual suggestiveness plus wild cutesy dancing, a blend of wildness and innocence, it is quite a lethal combination, especially to the unsuspecting male viewer. Honestly, although it is highly marketable, it is something I am quite upset knowing that our media had objectified women into superficial objects of pleasure, transforming the next generation of female teenagers into empty plastic bodies of bimboticness.
I would rather the media market someone of substance and beauty. Maybe the days are long gone with sensations like Ayumi Hamasaki and Gackt… Japanese artists I have grown up with during my teenage years in forming my own identity.
Here is my rendition of Gangnam Style .. which I am not very proud of but o well, inspired my write up for this article.
The Scarlet Queen has over 1000 views on YouTube from its first week launch. Today, Mistress Risque REVEALS the DARK KNIGHT… 6pm (GMT +8). Lust, Power and Desire.
Cheryl has been getting strange nightmares recently.. and she found the black mask on her bed. She is unsure how it got there….
Cheryl’s Fan Mail
Cheryl: Thank you for your kind compliments. Erm…. I doing the videos alone at the moment. I am doing my art full time, I am a full time artist. I paint, draw and write poetry. I am not working with any production company. I am not sure if I am good enough.. yup.
Risque: “I will fucking crush you if you are a weak minion, bitch.”
