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CrazyCatLady
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I might come across as a bit of a prude here, but I don't like it when women are referred to as bitches or slags (or whatever terminology is in vogue) in songs.
I don't like the term Mother Fucker, and I dont like to hear that women are getting slapped around or otherwise abused, no matter how arty farty, expressive, or down with the black kids the author may think he is....and it is mostly in black rap, though Eminem did hold his end up for the white abusers.
I also think it's awful to hear young kids singing along with the lyrics, most of which they don't even understand as yet.
The only saving grace for oldies like me is....I can't understand most of the gangsta crap anyway...it's one instance where I'm glad the singers are not enunciating more clearly.
Lol, you are no prude and to be fair, what is typically thought of as grime and rap is not for the more 'musically' inclined ear. However, while I won't attempt to convince anyone (because taste is not a challenge), I have to defend its genre because I often think it's overlooked as an expressive art, due to the majority of it being misogynistic, ostentatious and violent. I tend to like songs more so than specific rappers, so if I was to actually recommend any of it as examples of the art form, it wouldn't be Eminem- it would be Manchild by Nenah Cherry, Black by Dave or Stormzy's Blinded by your Grace. Stories, not insults.
And yes, I agree- it is awful and sad to see young children copying the lyrics and emulating gangster rappers. However, I don't hold the music as responsible- it does come with a warning, so we have to look at why their parents are letting them listen to it and/or letting them access it and not monitoring or controlling influences on their behaviour. Porn is out there, but it doesn't mean children should be allowed to access it.
