Aguilera 's new image was so widely rejected by the public that it began to overshadow her music . Tim Walker from '' The Independent '' wrote : " Aguilera simulated masturbation while wearing little more than a pair of leather chaps . " '' Entertainment Weekly '' described Aguilera 's image in the video as " the world 's skeeziest reptile woman , " and '' The Village Voice '' captioned her as a xenomorph from the '' Alien '' series . Aguilera 's contemporaries Shakira , Kelly Osbourne , and Jessica Simpson expressed disapproval of the video . '' Time '' magazine commented that " she appeared to have arrived on the set ... direct from an intergalactic hooker convention . " Jancee Dunn of '' Rolling Stone '' dubbed the video " Girls Gone Wild : Beyond Thunderdome " . Writer Emma Forrest remarked : " What she 's depicting is subcultures within sexuality , and to say that this is normal young woman 's sexuality is just not fair . ... Even Madonna never did that to girls . " Aguilera told '' Blender '' in response to the criticism : Despite the criticism , the video was a number-one video on MTV 's series '' Total Request Live '' ( '' TRL '' ) in October 2002 . " Dirrty " was picked as the fifth greatest music video throughout '' TRL '' history in the final countdown on November 16 , 2008 . '' LA Weekly '' selected it as the fourth greatest music video on '' TRL '' , writing : " Ass-less chaps : An underutilized pop star accessory . " The video was nominated for Best Female Video , Best Dance Video , Best Pop Video , and Best Choreography at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards . It also earned six nominations at the 2003 Music Video Production Association Awards , and won two : Best Styling and Best Make-Up . The video ranked at number 100 on Slant Magazine 's list of " The 100 Greatest Music Videos of All Time " in 2003 . In late 2008 , the video was voted the ninth " Sexiest Music Video of All Time " by over a quarter of a million '' FHM '' readers in a poll the magazine ran worldwide . It also appeared at number two on VH1 list of " Scandalously Sexy Music Videos " in 2013 . The music video is credited as the origin of the slutdrop dance move , which would later become popular among contemporary female artists , such as the Pussycat Dolls and Beyoncé
2003 MTV Video Music Awards
2003 MTV Video Music Awards
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