Sir Mix-A-Lot graced the music scene in 1992 with his heartfelt tune ‘Baby Got Back’. He captured the hearts of millions with lines such as,
‘Cause you notice that butt was stuffed deep in the jeans she’s wearing. I’m hooked and I can’t stop staring. Oh baby, I wanna get with ya and take your picture. My homeboys tried to warn me, but that butt you got makes me so horny.
Since then, he has been an infamous part of an ever-growing pop music trend- using misogyny to sell singles to the teenage market. Recent hit singles follow this same pattern precisely, with some notable examples being ‘Talk Dirty’ by Jason Derulo, ‘Shut Up And Drive’ by Rihanna, and ‘Blurred Lines’ by Robin Thicke. They all contain lyrics that talk about women in a degrading manner, highlighting their curvaceous bodies and how desirable they look. For example, in his song ‘Talk Dirty’, Mr Derulo sang that he’s ‘been around the world’ and he ‘don’t speak the language’ that his attractive girl does, but he reassures her that it is alright, because her ‘booty don’t need explaining’. Many people see these kinds of lyrics as a harmless or even positive representation of women- that their bodies are being glorified and …show more content…
In her speech, Chimamanda recounts an event that happened in Nigeria, saying: ‘Recently a young woman was gang raped in a university in Nigeria. And the response of many young Nigerians, both male and female, was something along the lines of this: “Yes, rape is wrong. But what is a girl doing in a room with four boys?”’ Degrading lyrics reinforce the idea that women are objects that can be used up and disposed. They tell girls that having your body judged and used just comes with being a women. This normalises rape and can leave girls without any assistance when it comes to asking for help or charging their
‘Cause you notice that butt was stuffed deep in the jeans she’s wearing. I’m hooked and I can’t stop staring. Oh baby, I wanna get with ya and take your picture. My homeboys tried to warn me, but that butt you got makes me so horny.
Since then, he has been an infamous part of an ever-growing pop music trend- using misogyny to sell singles to the teenage market. Recent hit singles follow this same pattern precisely, with some notable examples being ‘Talk Dirty’ by Jason Derulo, ‘Shut Up And Drive’ by Rihanna, and ‘Blurred Lines’ by Robin Thicke. They all contain lyrics that talk about women in a degrading manner, highlighting their curvaceous bodies and how desirable they look. For example, in his song ‘Talk Dirty’, Mr Derulo sang that he’s ‘been around the world’ and he ‘don’t speak the language’ that his attractive girl does, but he reassures her that it is alright, because her ‘booty don’t need explaining’. Many people see these kinds of lyrics as a harmless or even positive representation of women- that their bodies are being glorified and …show more content…
In her speech, Chimamanda recounts an event that happened in Nigeria, saying: ‘Recently a young woman was gang raped in a university in Nigeria. And the response of many young Nigerians, both male and female, was something along the lines of this: “Yes, rape is wrong. But what is a girl doing in a room with four boys?”’ Degrading lyrics reinforce the idea that women are objects that can be used up and disposed. They tell girls that having your body judged and used just comes with being a women. This normalises rape and can leave girls without any assistance when it comes to asking for help or charging their