ðə vˈɪdɪoʊ fɔːɹ dʒˈæksənz sˈɔŋ "wˌʌt hæv juː dˈʌn fɔːɹ mˌiː lˈeɪtli" kˈæɾɐpˌʌltᵻd hɜːɹ ˌɪntʊ "mˈɛɡəstˌɑːɹ stˈæɾəs", wˈaɪl "nˈæsti" wʌz dᵻklˈɛɹd "ɐ fˈɛmɪnˌɪst fˈɪlm θˈiəɹɪsts pɹˌoʊɡɹɐmˈæɾɪk dˌiːkənstɹˈʌkʃən ʌvðə mˈeɪl ɡˈeɪz".
The video for Jackson's song "What Have You Done For Me Lately" catapulted her into "megastar status", while "Nasty" was declared "a feminist film theorist's programmatic deconstruction of the male gaze".