Now a day, most rap music made by male rap artists use degrading lyrics towards women, and women are not only dancing to it, they are also singing along. It is becoming more and more popular to the point that now female rap artists are using their lyrics or appeal to degrade themselves in order to sell just as many records as male artists. In order for female artists in the music industry to sell more records, they feel like that they have to go above and beyond, whether it is done by dressing provocatively or not dressing at all. Even their lyrics become just as explicitly degrading as male rappers’. For example, the female artist Khia came out with a song called “My Neck, My Back” during the year 2002 and received over 500 thousand views on YouTube. Although she had clothes on during the video, she was still half dressed with tight clothing showing off her body. Also not only did her suggestive dancing and clothing make her look unappealing, but also her explicit lyrics. Remind you that the song is called “My neck, My back” and in the song, she only talks about oral sex, telling whomever how to perform such action. Not only is she making other female artists look bad, but she is also degrading herself for the purpose to only sell her music. As well as, showing that the opposite sex can be just as vulgar as men. Another example is Miley Cyrus being the most talked about in todays media. Her new song “Wreaking Ball” is one of the top songs listened to today. The time difference between Khia and Miley is a few years, and we see how things have not changed as much, just a little worse. Miley’s video has received over 200 million views on YouTube. Even though her lyrics are not as explicit, in the video, she is naked siting on a swinging metal ball and seductively licking sledge hammer. Compared to Khia’s video, she’s degrading herself by swinging on a ball naked to draw attention to sell her music. Neither of these artists has set a good example for the upcoming female generation. Not only are they making themselves look bad, but also they are setting the bar for the next upcoming female artist who may have to do something more outstandingly better than them.
The music industry is all about competition and today’s female rap artists have been constantly raising the bar doing ridiculous things to arouse the public who would then publicize insignificant topics. Of course the more mature a person is, the more likely he or she will find the insignificant news a waste of time, and the opposite is true. Young female adults are being suffocated with trashy ideas, images and music provided by many female rap artists on an everyday basis. It is everywhere in the media, and a good example of a current artist is once again Miley Cyrus. We all know her past when she was child star; and from that, she has gained many young female fans, and unfortunately, her horrid transformation brought a lot more followers. She has dove into other categories besides country and this has given her much attention. But the examples that she and other rap/ hip hop artists set in the media not only degrade women, they affect the attitudes and behaviors of people in real life. These people are the next generation of the world. Young females watch, listen, read, dance, and even sing along to these songs which reveal that women do not really care that they are constantly being degraded. Not only do they not care, but they are allowing men treat them like an object they have authority over only for sexual pleasure. Women are slaves to this ugly image given off by the media especially artists of rap/hip hop music, and it is only getting worse.
No comments:
Post a Comment