Vulgarity in songs is becoming unbelievable. I mean… I’m not a “Language Prude,” but my lord. Every other word is an “F-bomb.” This is a considerable cause of our generation’s lack of respect and class… AT TIMES (before I get bulldozed in my comment box)!
These “artists” (mostly rappers… sorry, 2 Chainz) are taking the Freedom of Speech too far in their songs. There is a thick line between singing your well-written, purposeful song and screaming every four letter obscenity out there. Come on now!
This is what our parents and elders talk about. You know? When they say our music is trash, and how different it is. My parents tell me it’s nothing like the music they had. Their music was REAL music is what they say. Sometimes I have to agree. Some of our music is downright trash. Why is it so addicting though? Maybe it’s the feeling of “being bad” and feeling “cool” or “gangsta.” #holla Maybe it just has a catchy beat.
Another thing I can throw in with cuss words in songs is song content. Songs are supposed to have purpose and meaning, directly or indirectly stated in the lyrics. The lyrics in today’s “songs” revolve around all the “big booty ho*s” someone can get. Or how many “diamonds” someone has in their “watch.” Not only are they all about materialistic objects such as: cars, clothes, money, and girls, but they are consumed with sexuality and sexual acts.
My mother has often times been in the car on a trip with me, and invariably the radio will be on. I get so embarrassed and ashamed of what pop culture has done to music, that I turn it off/down or start up a really LOUD CONVERSATION! The last thing I want my mother hearing is how trashy (insert famous rap star’s name here) is for putting down women in a degrading way. You know? Talking about a female’s thighs, hips, chest, or butt. Or the horrid names they call them. Like they are property to be “won.”
What we listen to becomes what we think and our views on society. If young boys grow up referring to women as “b*tches,” they will have a warped view on what a woman should be like: how they should act, what they should do, what they should look like. What kind of a girl would want to be a man’s b*tch? They should aspire to be respectable wives to their respectful husbands. Young males should listen to music that would only praise women, lifting them up on a pedestal.
Bottom line is MOST (before I get bulldozed… again) of today’s music is offensive to a large portion of the population. “I will admit that I use rap and hip-hop to “pump” me up for a test or game, but I can’t help but wince if there are naughty words sung. To all the hard working country and indie singers out there… #keeponrockin’ J (493)
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