What It Feels Like for a Girl "Rock DJ", in which the singer strips his skin off in graphic detail. Miller relegated the banning due to Madonna being a woman "and the idea of a woman taking her aggression out on men is something the network can just not have. That's what is so disturbing. And that really is what it feels like for a girl". Writing for the "San Francisco Chronicle", Neva Chonin accused the video for being a marketing ploy; "Madonna knew [the video] would spark controversy and that MTV would probably ban it. Much fanfare and publicity, more record sales". Nonetheless, she praised it
What It Feels Like for a Girl mythology, according to Ritchie. David Bianculli from the "New York Daily News" felt that "Madonna has always kept her videos and images at least as fresh as her music. 'What It Feels Like for a Girl', though, is a bad attempt to chase attention by promising controversy". Similarly, "Billboard"s Carla Hay concluded that the video did not live up to its hype. George Lang from "The Oklahoman", called it as the singer's worst clip and criticized Ritchie's directing abilities; "he has great visual sense, but his work often is lacking depth. Both his asset and his debit were in ample